Connecticut Legal Services, with the Center for Children’s Advocacy, filed a systemic complaint on March 11, 2021 with the State Department of Education on behalf of students with disabilities in Bridgeport Public Schools after Bridgeport failed to provide appropriate education services to those students. The complaint asks for individual relief for the students who have not received adequate education programs and asks the Department of Education to ensure Bridgeport Public Schools develops a district-wide plan to fill current staffing gaps and address new gaps as they arise.