Public Schools Delay or Deny Special Education Services for Most Vulnerable Students | NBC Bay Area

Public Schools Delay or Deny Special Education Services for Most Vulnerable Students | NBC Bay Area

The Investigative Unit exposes strategies used by some districts to delay or deny public education to students with learning impairments; NBC Bay Area calculates how much the Bay Area's biggest school districts pay outside lawyers to fight parents

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