Oklahomans schooled GOP lawmaker on what he should have known: Not to pick on kids with disabilities COMMENTARY [View all]
Irate parents taught an Oklahoma lawmaker a life lesson I bet he’ll never forget: Do not mess with the education of public school children who have been diagnosed with a disability.
Republican Dusty Deevers emerged last week from the dustup with parents, educators and therapists with a metaphorical black eye, reminding him that Oklahomans don’t like schoolyard bullies.
In case you missed all the hubbub, somehow Deevers got the idiotic idea that too many Oklahoma children are receiving special education services through the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. That’s the federal law that protects children’s right to a “free appropriate public education” and guarantees that they have access to special education and early intervention services.
Read more at: https://oklahomavoice.com/2025/02/10/oklahomans-schooled-gop-lawmaker-on-what-he-should-have-known-not-to-pick-on-kids-with-disabilities/
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