Across North Texas, a growing group of parents says local school districts are sidelining their children with disabilities instead of supporting them. Families in Birdville, Grapevine-Colleyville and Aledo ISDs say their kids have been pushed into more restrictive classrooms, repeatedly suspended for behavior, or pressured into invasive testing. After months and sometimes years of meetings, grievances and hearings, some parents have turned to state complaints and federal lawsuits. The clashes have triggered a Texas Education Agency inquiry and federal filings that parents and advocates say expose a gap between the rules on paper and what actually happens in classrooms.
Parents Describe Discipline, Not Supports
In Birdville ISD, the Ben Alaya family…..