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Mother tells Mecklenburg school board her son was denied prom access; cites IDEA, Section 504 and ADA
Summary
A parent, Jennifer Wilburn, asked the Mecklenburg County School Board to approve her son’s attendance at prom despite a home-based placement, saying school administrators denied the request and warning she will pursue complaints with the Virginia Department of Education, the Office for Civil Rights and the ACLU if the board does not act.
Jennifer Wilburn told the Mecklenburg County School Board during public comment that school administrators denied her son Kaye permission to attend prom because he is receiving home-based instruction tied to a disability placement.
Wilburn said her son has “severe dyslexia” and that the placement decision was not disciplinary but was made because the division determined his academic needs could not be met on campus. She said she appealed the denial to school administrators and the division…
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