Special education bill opens access to classes

Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Hinton B...5427 days ago

Amy Zimmerman has heard many say House Bill 628 sounds like it shouldn't be necessary. The bill ensures that parents of children with disabilities will have access to special education classrooms so they can be sure their kids' needs are being met.

"Many people think that's just a given, but it doesn't always work that way," said Zimmerman, director of Health & Disability Advocates' Chicago Medical-Legal Partnership for Children. "For a parent who has a child who maybe was just given an autism....

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