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Open enrollment closed to students with disabilities

Kiera Riley Arizona Capitol Times//March 7, 2024//

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Open enrollment closed to students with disabilities

Students with disabilities who try to enroll in an Arizona public school outside their district through the state’s open enrollment program are often met with denials based on a lack of capacity in special education programs. DEPOSIT PHOTOS

Open enrollment closed to students with disabilities

Kiera Riley Arizona Capitol Times//March 7, 2024//

Annalise wanted to go to high school with the friends she laughed, danced and attended classes with through elementary and middle school.   But a month before she was supposed to...

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Tags: special education, Chris Kotterman, Arizona Center for Disability Law, Arizona Education Association, Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, Public Schools, private schools, American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, Amanda Glass, open enrollment

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