(Houston, TX) — The state of Texas is keeping tens of thousands of special-needs students away from special education services, despite federal law that says public schools must provide all disabled children with services such as therapy and counseling.
The Houston Chronicle reports that if Texas was in compliance with the law, another 250-thousand students would qualify for special education services. Instead, investigators say the state punishes schools by auditing any district that offers services to more than eight-point-five percent of the student body.
The newspaper says the state has saved billions of dollars by denying vital supports to children with autism, attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, epilepsy, mental illnesses, speech impediments, traumatic brain injuries, blindness and deafness.
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