Lawsuit seeks to raise age for public special education
The Hawaii Disability Rights Center filed a class-action lawsuit yesterday seeking to extend special-education services in public schools for students until they turn 22.
The cutoff is now 20.
“The concern is that disabled students in Hawaii are being deprived of an education after age 20,” said John Dellera, executive director of the center. “Throughout most of the country, disabled students have the right to an education … until they’re 21 or 22.”
The state Department of Education declined comment because officials had not yet reviewed the lawsuit.
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Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.