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Parents and disability advocates urge KSDE to protect in-school ABA services
Summary
Parents and Disability Rights Center representatives urged the Kansas State Board of Education to direct KSDE staff to issue guidance or adopt rules ensuring school districts do not bar medical Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy in school settings, arguing blanket bans may violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Kevin Steinmetz, a Manhattan father, told the State Board of Education that his USD 383 district recently banned outside, medical ABA providers from campus and his daughter had to leave public school to continue prescribed therapy. "ABA is the go-to medical intervention for children with autism," Steinmetz said, and he urged the board to direct KSDE staff to issue guidance similar to a memo from the South Carolina…
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