Beginning today, parents of disabled children can go online for a list of the private schools participating in Georgia's new tuition voucher program for special- needs students.
More than a hundred private schools are on the list approved Thursday by the Board of Education. But educators say that just because a school is on the list, doesn't mean it has the specialized teachers, curriculum or facilites necessary to give disabled students the best education.
They urge parents to be careful choosing a school because as Board of Education spokesperson Dana Tofig said, "When parents sign onto the program, they are signing away the rights under the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) which provides protection for students with disabilities who are educated in the public schools."
According to state figures, 186 thousand disabled students from kindergarten through grade 12 attended GA public schools last year.
The average private school voucher is expected be around nine thousand dollars.
More than a hundred private schools are on the list approved Thursday by the Board of Education. But educators say that just because a school is on the list, doesn't mean it has the specialized teachers, curriculum or facilites necessary to give disabled students the best education.
They urge parents to be careful choosing a school because as Board of Education spokesperson Dana Tofig said, "When parents sign onto the program, they are signing away the rights under the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) which provides protection for students with disabilities who are educated in the public schools."
According to state figures, 186 thousand disabled students from kindergarten through grade 12 attended GA public schools last year.
The average private school voucher is expected be around nine thousand dollars.
