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What happens when public schools don't meet their federal obligation to children with disabilities

Published November 23, 2023 at 7:11 AM CST

Federal law requires public schools to accommodate special needs students. When schools don’t fulfill that obligation, some parents decide to fight back and hold the school system accountable.

Lee Gaines of WFYI reports on a family who fought for their rights in Indiana.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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