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Special Education

Parents may pursue their disability discrimination claims in a class action relating to the way the Texas Education Agency handles hearings about students’ special education needs when the student is over the age of 18 but lacks the mental capacity to make their own decisions or provide informed consent, a federal court in Texas ruled. 

AUSTIN, Texas — Parents may pursue their disability discrimination claims in a class action relating to the way the Texas Education Agency handles hearings about students’ special education needs when the student is over the age of 18 but lacks the mental capacity to make their own decisions or provide informed consent, a federal court in Texas ruled

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