ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia schools have put thousands of children into a separate program and failed to give them an adequate education, parents of disabled students and a group of advocates say in a lawsuit filed this week.
The Georgia Advocacy Office and other groups filed the federal lawsuit in the Northern District of Georgia
The complaint alleges that the students have been segregated into a program known as the Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support, or GNETS.
Georgia Department of Education spokeswoman Meghan Frick declined to comment Thursday.
Georgia is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, the parents and advocacy groups maintain. The act requires disabled students to receive the same level of education as other children.