"Devon Price, a 15-year-old boy with autism, has attended the largest school district in North Carolina for 10 years, but he cannot read or write. His twin sister, Danielle, who is also autistic, was bullied by classmates and became suicidal. Under federal law, public schools must provide children with disabilities a free appropriate public education, to give them the same opportunity to learn as other kids."
"The twins' mother, Emma Miller, and tens of thousands of other parents in the U.S. have elevated complaints to the Education Department alleging that schools and states have ignored mistreatment of their children. Those complaints are in limbo as President Donald Trump's administration has set about dismantling the federal agency. Trump once mocked a reporter with a disability. Earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s inaccurate remarks about people with autism were criticized as perpetuating offensive stereotypes."
""I want justice for my twins, and to sound the alarm so other special needs children are not suffering or being deprived, said Miller, 53, who lives with her twins in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Emma Miller' s teenage twins, Devon and Danielle Price, have autism. Miller says both children are high-functioning and verbal. She says she believes they could have thrived academically if the school system in North Carolina' s Wake County had provided them proper services.""
Public schools must provide children with disabilities a free appropriate public education under federal law to ensure equal learning opportunities. Tens of thousands of parents have filed complaints alleging that schools and states ignored mistreatment and failed to provide required services. Many of those complaints remain unresolved as the federal Education Department faces dismantling under the current administration. High-profile insensitive remarks and behavior by political figures have intensified parental concerns that disability rights and enforcement will weaken. Individual cases include twins who experienced academic neglect, bullying, and suicidal ideation, illustrating potential systemic failures in special education services.
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