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Surprise Bill To Overhaul Special Ed Funding Could Eliminate Outplacements

Season 2025, Ep. 4.21

Special Education attorneys Jeffrey Forte and Christine Lai joins Lisa Wexler to talk about a new, surprise bill that would completely disrupt current outplacement practices for special needs students, shifting the burden of proof to parents to prove their children are not receiving a free and appropriate public education.

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