Federal civil-rights and special-education oversight intensifies in California schools

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating antisemitism allegations involving California schools, including Etiwanda, while a federal special-education decision requires genuinely participatory IDEA consultation for parentally placed private-school students and timely child-find evaluations. CDE may need to recalculate special-education funding shortfalls, and districts could face corrective action, procedural changes, or funding consequences.