Post by Charlie Girl on May 27, 2006 9:30:33 GMT -5
This specific child has autism but its one more step in the direction of making schools realize they can't ignore the needs of any child.
School system loses autism case
Judge faults Henrico for not taking child; ruling may cost hundreds of thousands
BY BILL MCKELWAY
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER May 27, 2006
A federal judge yesterday found the Henrico County school system knowingly and repeatedly failed to provide a system of instruction suitable to a severely autistic child.
In a 79-page opinion laced with criticism of the school system's compliance with education disabilities law, U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne sets hearings to determine what Henrico schools should pay for failing to meet federal standards of care.
Those costs could exceed hundreds of thousands of dollars in school tuition and legal fees, lawyers in the case said yesterday.
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School system loses autism case
Judge faults Henrico for not taking child; ruling may cost hundreds of thousands
BY BILL MCKELWAY
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER May 27, 2006
A federal judge yesterday found the Henrico County school system knowingly and repeatedly failed to provide a system of instruction suitable to a severely autistic child.
In a 79-page opinion laced with criticism of the school system's compliance with education disabilities law, U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne sets hearings to determine what Henrico schools should pay for failing to meet federal standards of care.
Those costs could exceed hundreds of thousands of dollars in school tuition and legal fees, lawyers in the case said yesterday.
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