PA Students with special needs could age-out of schools earlier under new court decision

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A court decision issued last week could leave older students with disabilities in Pennsylvania and their families scrambling at the end of this school year.

A rule change, called the “new age-out plan,” went into effect Sept. 5, extending the age of eligibility for special education services and entitling students to Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) until their 22nd birthday.

 

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