Blind students from ASDB frustrated that Oro Valley campus will not accommodate them

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Operations at the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind will look different next school year, due to funding and enrollment.

The school will relocate to Copper Creek Elementary in Oro Valley, but the school has officially announced in a letter to parents that blind students will not attend Copper Creek.

ASDB said it will provide services to blind students through its school district, a move that has left many students and parents doubtful.

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Some of the students expressed to 13 News that they’re concerned their disabilities will only be a hindrance in their next school…

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