Mother alleges IDEA violations by Education Dept. after months without autism services for child.
Published on April 10, 2026.
A mother in Puerto Rico, Neysha Díaz, has accused the Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDE) of failing to provide adequate special education services for her daughter, Anna Sophia Cordero, who has Level 2 autism, attention deficit disorder, and other related conditions. Díá alleges that the PRDA has failed to meet basic requirements such as appropriate educational placement, necessary therapies, comprehensive evaluations, and timely updates to her daughter's Individualized Education Program (IEP). She also alleges multiple procedural violations of IDEA, including failure to provide prior written notice before making key educational decisions, improperly conducted or incomplete IEP team meetings, and lack of meaningful review or modification of her daughter’s educational plan.
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