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The Arc of North Dakota is deeply concerned about Grand Forks Public Schools’ proposal to establish a separate “Level D” special education facility. We oppose the creation of a standalone segregated school for students with disabilities. We call on the district to stop this proposal and instead invest in the supports students need within their neighborhood schools. The Arc Upper Valley, serving the Grand Forks area, has been actively working with families by supporting parent

U.S. Supreme Court On September 23, a federal court in Texas approved a settlement in Texas v. Kennedy between the federal government, Texas, and four other states. The order removes community integration protections from the federal Section 504 rules and applies nationwide. The federal government did not lose this case. It chose not to defend these protections and agreed to remove them. What the ruling does Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act bars disability discrimination

The North Dakota HHS has said that a phishing attack in July compromised the email accounts of three employees in its Developmental Disabilities division, thereby exposing the protected health information of an unknown number of service recipients. Here's a summary of what happened: NDIT detected the phishing attack on July 21 and intervened, but the following day observed unusual sign-in activity. Three employees from the DD division interacted with the phishing email, allow