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Special Education

A class of disabled children and their parents may continue their claims that New Jersey mishandled special education due process petitions, a federal court in the state ruled. The class has laid out plausible claims that the system for adjudicating Individuals with Disabilities Education Act disputes in the state is “profoundly broken and routinely violates” federal laws designed to protect the most vulnerable children.  

CAMDEN, N.J. — A class of disabled children and their parents may continue their claims that New Jersey mishandled special education due process petitions, a federal court in the state ruled. The class has laid out plausible claims that the system for adjudicating Individuals with Disabilities Education Act disputes in the state is “profoundly broken and routinely violates” federal laws designed to protect the most vulnerable children.  

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