Special education: Public schools pressed to pay for private schooling
Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Nishel R...5356 days ago
With a new school year upon us, the long-simmering issue of how best to accommodate special education students has been pushed to the forefront by a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Parents of students with special needs have the right to seek reimbursement from their districts for private school tuition, even if they did not first try their public school's special education programs, according to the recent ruling.