Truancy or special needs?

SCRANTON, Penn. — The Scranton School District did not violate its Individuals with Disabilities Education Act obligations, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled in this lawsuit brought by a mother who says the district should have evaluated her elementary school student sooner for special education services. She says the district ignored warning signs such as poor test scores and speech issues, but the court finds the student’s extreme absenteeism made it “impossible to untangle” academic struggles from the impact of truancy.