The Chelsea Knights Volleyball team got their first win in program history this week! The volleyball program was started last year by coaches Aundria Stouffer and Michelle Gilbert. The team is co-ed and competes against other small schools in the Washington DC area. Our young athletes have been working hard to improve their play - and their hard work is starting to pay off! (fb)

From the American Association of People with Disabilities The Department of Education has a key job in managing programs created by IDEA. This law helps about 7.5 million students with disabilities, about 15 percent of all students. The Trump administration cannot end IDEA or its funding without approval from Congress, but it could try to move the management of IDEA to a different agency. This change would drastically impact students with disabilities. No other federal agency has the knowledge needed to oversee special education and protect students' rights to free and appropriate public education. Students with disabilities rely on federal laws daily to receive support that helps them feel safe and succeed in their education. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which enforces IDEA and Section 504, has already lost nearly 50% of its staff. Shutting down or even reducing OCR's staff will harm disabled students disproportionately by limiting their access to complaint investigations and enforcement litigation. OCR is one of the main paths through which disabled students can get the learning environment they deserve, and it is already backlogged with disability discrimination cases. (fb)