Correct. I would like to post something and I will try to be careful. I worked with special needs children on an administrative level. The ‘right’ to an equal education has been interpreted by the courts that if the child is ‘disabled’, that can include the school district footing the entire bill for a special needs school placement. (Think $100,000/yr+, sometimes very +++)
I would not deny that the parents are in a very tough situation, however, I am not sure I would argue that the taxpayer should foot the entire bill.
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I think it would be fair for the school district to pay for the education portion only, as fair. The high costs of special placements is due to medical and residential support, not education.