ID: Idaho schools are breaking special education laws, failing students with disabilities

Aug 5, 2025

ProPublica

In Idaho, students with disabilities have performed worse in reading and math than many of their peers in other states, federal data shows. Idaho was among the states with the most founded complaints per capita in recent years, according to a national center that analyzes data on complaints and provides support to states. Over the past five years, investigators found in over 70% of the complaints filed in Idaho that districts had broken the law. But the state often closes cases without making sure the districts have fully solved the problems, parents across Idaho told the Statesman and ProPublica. Districts can resolve the violations without “really changing their ways,” said Amy Martz, a Utah-based attorney who has worked with families in Idaho. “There’s no teeth.”

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