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The Trump Administration's plan to move special education programs from the U.S. Dept. of Education to the Dept. of Health and Human Services could fundamentally change how we support and educate students with disabilities — and not for the better.

Students with disabilities don’t belong in a medical model. They belong in classrooms, learning alongside their peers, and preparing for bright futures. Moving IDEA to HHS risks turning back the clock on inclusion and sends a harmful message that children with disabilities are “patients” to be managed rather than students with potential to be fulfilled.

For parents of kids with disabilities, advocating for their child can be complicated, time-consuming — and expensive. Changes at the Education Department are likely to make the process even more difficult, advocates for kids with disabilities say.