Special education protest heads to Supreme Court
Thursday, September 4, 2003
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An advocate for disabled students on Wednesday urged the Missouri Supreme Court to invalidate legislation that, due to a last minute change allegedly unknown to many lawmakers, repealed a rarely followed state law requiring school districts to provide a higher level of special education services than mandated by federal law.
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