The U.S. Department of Justice says Georgia is illegally segregating children with disabilities in a state education program.
The department said students with behavioral disorders are kept in separate, inferior academic programs and miss out on extracurricular activities. In a 21-page letter given to Gov. Nathan Deal Wednesday, federal officials detailed the findings of an investigation into a state special education network, the Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS).
“[S]tudents with disabilities who have been inappropriately segregated from their peers without disabilities also face tremendous ongoing harms,” the letter said.
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