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Advocates say HISD makes enrolling hard for criminally-charged youth

From ABC News 13

“Jade Miller says all children deserve a second chance and the right to an education.

But, she doesn’t think that’s always happening at the Houston Independent School District for youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system.”

“…Sarah Beebe, a supervising attorney with Disability Rights Texas’ Juvenile Probation Education Advocacy Program, said three years ago she and several other organizations sent a letter to HISD outline their concerns about students who have been charged with a crime being denied or delayed enrollment in public school campuses.

Beebe said then-HISD Superintendent Millard House took their concerns to heart, implemented changes and for a while, things got better.”

Read the full article on the ABC News 13 Website.

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