I just learned that the Dept. of Education pays for special needs children

[Yavin4]

And Trump et al want to eliminate this?

https://sites.ed.gov/idea/about-idea/

[Scrivener7]

1. Yes. Imagine being a disabled child in Mississippi or West Virginia.

I dedicated my professional life to disabled children. I loved them. To a one, they were wonderful people.

Remember Willowbrook? That's where this will lead us.

[WVGal1963]

2. Help me out here....

What is Willowbrook? I really want to know. Thanks so much!

[cbabe]

3. Willowbrook: the snake pit

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Willowbrook_State_School

Willowbrook State School - Wikipedia

Willowbrook State School was a state-supported institution for children with intellectual disabilities in the Willowbrook

https://m.youtube.com › watch?v=7MU7JYerhF4

Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace - YouTube

Original 1972 documentary by Geraldo Rivera exposing the horrors of the Willowbrook State School and facilities like

https://www.pbs.org › video › uncovering-willowbrook-50-years-later-pecma5

New York NOW | Uncovering Willowbrook: 50 Years Later - PBS

Oct 6, 2023at the premiere of the documentary, survivors, supporters, and long-time advocates shared their respective

[superpatriotman]

4. Power back to the states

I don’t trust my state to run a car wash.

[Scrivener7]

11. It was a state school in Staten Island for kids with physical and cognitive disabilities.

It was a warehouse for them, essentially, and the conditions were unbelievably horrible.

It is how Geraldo Rivera made his name. He exposed the conditions, and it began a reform of those kinds of facilities. Back in those days, he did something so important, changed so many lives for the better. Sad to see where he went from there.

Removing school services for kids with special needs will send us back to those dark, dark ages.

[Dem4life1234]

5. He's that evil

He's too stupid to probably know that!

[Passages]

6. I don't see how he eliminates IDEA and FAPE.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in several cases, including:
Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District
The court clarified that a school district must create an individualized education program (IEP) that is designed to help a child make progress that is appropriate for their circumstances. The court also rejected the idea that FAPE requires disabled children to progress academically, become self-sufficient, or have the same opportunities as non-disabled peers.

Forest Grove School Dist. v. T.A.
The court ruled that courts can order reimbursement for a private school placement if a student is denied FAPE. The court also ruled that IDEA authorizes reimbursement for the cost of private special-education services.
https://www.pealcenter.org/after-34-years-the-supreme-court-revisits-fape/


U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies the Standard of a Free Appropriate Public Education Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
04.03.2017
In Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, 580 U.S. __ (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court recently delivered a unanimous decision on a special education case regarding the legal standard for determining what level of educational benefit is required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA Although the Court was not explicitly clear on what would constitute a universal standard for a free appropriate public education ("FAPE, it clarified that a school district must offer an individualized education program ("IEP that is reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress that is appropriate in light of the child’s own circumstances.
https://www.aalrr.com/newsroom-alerts-us-supreme-court-clarifies-the-standard-of-a-free-appropriate-public-educ

[valleyrogue]

7. If there is one thing I have learned in all my years in education,

that is you do NOT piss off parents of special education students--EVER. You ask for trouble if you do not follow the law.

[Passages]

8. Absolutely.

[proud patriot]

9. We can't assume this court will uphold any precedent

I wish we could

[Passages]

10. It was 2017 and unanimous.

If they change it will be under what terms? Trump's crony doesn't approve of Special Ed laws?

What a zoo this will be.

[JCMach1]

12. Those pesky government regulations are about to be disappeared

We are also about to resegregate everything with vouchers.

Separate and Unequal once again the law of the land... Not just de facto,.but de jure

[Nimble_Idea]

13. o wurd

coo story