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Autism education reform bill draws split testimony; some parents oppose proposed autism-only classrooms
Summary
Witnesses gave conflicting testimony on House Bill 286: some parents and advocates support measures to improve training and safety; others said the bill's proposal for autism-specific classrooms would be segregating and harmful without added resources and neurodiversity-affirming practices.
Supporters and opponents offered sharply different views on House Bill 286, labeled by some proponents as autism education reform. Lindsay Lukasen, vice chair of the Washington Special Education Parent Advisory Council, testified in strong opposition: she said the bill "mandates segregated classrooms for autistic students, not by individual needs, but by diagnosis," and warned that such an approach would be a…
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