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amymr
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IDAHO-i have a 10 yr. old daugther born with cerebral palsy. we moved across county lines (barely) two years ago. for those two years she continued with her classmates in her old school as an out-of-district student. over the summer this county passed a new policy denying any special education students into their schools. they claim it has caused the county "undue hardship" financially and with staff issues. because of the emotional distress it would cause her to be placed in an unknown environment, new peers, teachers, therapists, administrator, and school,i had continued to enrolled her in this particular district. when i met with the superintendent, i was informed that this county would except the out-of-district applications for enrollment for my two other daugthers because they didn't receive special services, but not my 10 yr, old. i have found that only 6 students were rejected for enrollment this year and sent back to the county that we all reside in. ???6 students between k and 8 have caused "undue hardship"??? besides the behavioral problems that my daugther has been exibiting since she began the new school, this new school is not handicap accessable. she can't get into the bathrooms (with her walker) without help. the stall door sticks, the playground has unlevel and broken concrete with no access to equipment for her, and 100 other things that i noticed in walking through this old school. i have met with special ed. super., the school super., and principal on three occassions discussing these issues. i've been told that they don't have the money to do everything. i have become very angry with both counties. i believe the new policy is discriminatory, but the school board has told me that their attorney wrote the new policy so that it is legal. i have been reading everything that i can get my hands on to verify this. can you direct me to some government resources that can address these issues? and...is it legal???