Federal suits claim segregation, abuse of disabled students

 

September 30, 2016



NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When a 5-year-old autistic boy came home from his Nashville public school with bruises and a bite mark, his parents sent him back with a recording device.

It captured a therapist slamming their son's head on his desk, and a teacher using a martial arts technique that made him whimper and cry.

Now these and other parents are suing over their children's treatment, hoping a federal judge will order the state of Tennessee to hold school districts accountable for complying with disability laws.

Nearly 40 years after federal laws began requiring schools to educate disabled st...



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