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Kids with autism being denied an education during the pandemic, Pa. lawsuit says

“It is...impossible for nonverbal and partially verbal children to receive the education they are legally entitled to through online learning,” said lawyer James J. Pepper. “And because of this, the defendants have left my clients and thousands of other children like them on the side of the road.”

A federal lawsuit filed this week alleges that students with autism are illegally being denied an education during the government-ordered coronavirus school shutdown.
A federal lawsuit filed this week alleges that students with autism are illegally being denied an education during the government-ordered coronavirus school shutdown.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer