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Parent says Knox County families turned to lawsuits to obtain music therapy; asks board to ensure access without litigation
Summary
A Knox County parent told the board that multiple families filed lawsuits this summer to obtain music therapy for students, and urged the district to make services available without requiring families to litigate.
Sarah Raby, a Knox County resident of District 6, told the board during public forum that she supports the consent-agenda contracts before the board but urged the district to prevent litigation from becoming the default path to services.
"It is my understanding that 2 of the 3 of these contracts with music therapy providers are likely the result of 8 lawsuits filed against KCS this summer," Raby said. She described her daughter's experience: born with neonatal abstinence syndrome and other conditions, the family obtained a…
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