Supreme Court Case May Change Public School Education For Disabled Students

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Publish Date:
January 11, 2017
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Southern California Public Radio - 89.3 KPCC - Airtalk
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As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the Supreme Court is deciding a case today that may change the legal standard of how public schools provide education for disabled students.

Federal law currently states that children have a right to a “free appropriate public education.” But this leaves much ambiguity for students with disabilities. Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District is the case going forward today, and involves a boy with autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Guests:

Bill Koski, director of the Youth and Education Law Project at Stanford University; he is also co-counsel for the student’s family

Alex Rojas, superintendent of the Bassett Unified School District, which is located in the San Gabriel Valley; serves some unincorporated parts of L.A. County and portions of the City of Industry, La Puente, and Whittier

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