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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Heather Hollingsworth,Annie Ma and Moriah Balingit

Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

Trump Education - (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for the Education Department to make progress on their complaints of bullying or other discrimination.

Now that the department is offloading civil rights enforcement and special education, some parents and advocates warn a process that has largely been stalled since President Donald Trump took office will see only more chaos and roadblocks.

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