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Parent alleges disability discrimination at district-contracted preschool; board hears Title I and due-process concerns
Summary
A parent told the Yuma Elementary District board Dec. 9 her pre-K daughter was denied use of a walker at an Arizona Western College Child Development Center classroom, alleging discrimination under Section 504 and the ADA; other parents raised Title I notification and accountability concerns and urged state intervention.
During the meeting’s public-comment period, a parent, Lourdes Lopez, described removing her pre-K daughter from class after staff at the Arizona Western College Child Development Center allegedly refused to allow the child to use her walker inside the classroom and placed the device in a separate room. Lopez said the walker was included in the child's IEP and that staff repeatedly questioned whether the child 'really need[s] the walker.' She said on one occasion staff failed to send the…
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