School districts spend hundreds of thousands to fight special education parents in court

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Georgia school districts are spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on legal battles to fight parents of disabled children over special education evaluations.

District records, uncovered by Atlanta News First Investigates, reveal proceedings have more than doubled costing both families and taxpayers.

Seven-year-old Cylus Fears is a third grader in Gwinnett County who is on the autism spectrum. His mother, Teresa Fears, said he has trouble with reading comprehension…

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