LAS VEGAS (CN) — Parents of students with disabilities in the nation’s fifth-largest school district overcame arguments Thursday that their purported class action should be dismissed.
The parents argue the Nevada Department of Education and the Clark County School District denied some 40,000 students their right to appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, called “IDEA,” and violated the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The school district has policies that disrupt identifying students who need special education. It also doesn’t provide proper accommodations for those with dyslexia, behavioral management needs and autism, the parents claim…