Disability Scoop (6/16, Elsen) reports parents and education officials in New York “are sharply divided over the possibility of resuming in-person education for students with disabilities after Gov.
Andrew Cuomo (D) issued an executive order allowing districts to restart face-to-face special education instruction for the summer.” Approximately 40,000 students with disabilities who attend specialized schools “get extra instruction during the summer as part of their legally-mandated special education services – support the New York City Education Department has been planning on providing virtually.” Parents reportedly are torn between wanting their children to remain safe during the pandemic compared to their need for in-person education and.