A mother is suing St. Tammany Parish Schools in federal court in New Orleans claiming the school district violated federal disability laws by shortening the school day of her child, who has autism, to two hours per day.
The mother, identified only by initials P.A., filed the lawsuit in January on behalf of herself and her 10-year-old son, who is identified only by initials A.A. and is currently a fourth grader at Carolyn Park Middle School in Slidell.
The mother alleges her son was excluded from approximately 20,737 minutes of school in the 2024-2025 school year, spending more time out of school than receiving instruction. This led him to regress “academically, socially and behaviorally” and was incompatible with federal law, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the complaint argues…