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Why Are Texas Students Still Being Denied?

“When the legislature next convenes, in 2021, five years will have passed since the Chronicle report was published. Countless children who were born after the cap was instituted have aged out of the system without ever having received even the most bare bones of accommodations their schools are legally bound to provide. Right now, an estimated quarter-million Texas children with disabilities are awaiting even basic support from their schools.”

Read the full article at the74million.org.



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