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Laramie County School District No. 2 declines to act as ESA service provider for 2025–26
Summary
District leaders told the school board they will not register as a service provider for the new Education Savings Account (ESA) Scholarship Act for the 2025–26 school year except for activities sanctioned by the WHSAA, citing legal and record-keeping constraints.
Laramie County School District No. 2 officials told the board on June 9 that the district will not register to be a service provider under the state's new Education Savings Account (ESA) Scholarship Act for the 2025'1 school year, except for Wyoming High School Activities Association (WHSAA) sanctioned activities.
The decision follows guidance from the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) and concerns about enrollment, student records and statutory reporting. "If they're an ESA student, we are not allowed to enroll them. FAPE does not apply," said Justin (staff member), who briefed the board on WDE guidance and district practice. Justin referred to FAPE as free appropriate public education under federal special-education law and said the district would still have federal child-find obligations but not the state-level FAPE requirement for ESA students.
Board members were shown WDE language that distinguishes WHSAA-sanctioned activities from…
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