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riversedge

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Sun Jun 28, 2026, 12:10 PM Jun 28

Texas school district plans to segregate 5,000 students with disabilities--bus them to far away separate, but equal facil [View all]

This is SO wrong!!



Texas school district plans to segregate 5,000 students with disabilities—bus them to far away separate, but equal facilities.

Now even Trump's Dept. of Education has opened civil rights investigation.

"Longer bus rides could create challenges for students with medical needs," federal government report states.

"Schools cannot exclude students with disabilities simply because of their disability status."

The school district's plan would move kids from their neighborhood schools starting this year—to designated "Special Education Specialty Schools."

Parents argue that it removes children from their communities, long-time friendships, routines, and established support networks.

Houston Independent School District officials claim busing students with disabilities will help the district address long-standing compliance issues.


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They never learned that there's no such thing as separate but equal. Another ridiculous MAGA idea Deuxcents Jun 28 #1
And it's Specially Special too 🙄 underpants Jun 28 #5
'Texas school district plans to segregate 5,000 students with disabilities" J_William_Ryan Jun 28 #2
Was thinking the same. The Madcap Jun 28 #9
The Nazis started the purge of the "undesirables" with the disabled. flashman13 Jun 28 #17
Texas, under the current Government, is possibly the WORST of the WORST states today bluestarone Jun 28 #3
Florida might be worse, but they certainly seem to be trying to out do mwmisses4289 Jun 28 #11
Oh, i hear ya!! bluestarone Jun 28 #20
JHC, who are they going to pick on next? MIButterfly Jun 28 #4
Perhaps we should bus Abbott as well... sheshe2 Jun 28 #6
Good one 👍 surfered Jun 28 #8
thank you 😊 sheshe2 Jun 28 #10
Yes, start at the top Deuxcents Jun 28 #24
Abbott can lead the way for these little kids. sheshe2 Jun 28 #29
It's what the Nazis did. surfered Jun 28 #7
curious whether greg 'wheels' abbott has been asked for comment on this RT Atlanta Jun 28 #12
The upside is... Abolishinist Jun 28 #13
Sweet mother of Gawd. 1WorldHope Jun 28 #14
The depth, breadth, and speed of the destruction wrought... 3catwoman3 Jun 28 #21
Well, the downfall of the United States can be spelled out in 3 letters: F O X. Initech Jun 28 #28
You're giving FOX way to much "credit" Wiz Imp Jun 28 #31
You say that, but why do they have 95% of the republican vote? Initech Jun 28 #32
Huh? Your reply makes no sense. Wiz Imp Jun 28 #33
Keep in mind the idiot running the school district now was appointed mwmisses4289 Jun 28 #15
Homo sapiens is a vile species. PufPuf23 Jun 28 #16
Fine upstanding 'christians,' B.See Jun 28 #18
It will make it so much easier for PeeWee German to put them in camps when no one knows them as individuals. not a texan Jun 28 #19
Compliance issues my ass. This is very clearly an endorsement of the regime's new crackdown on the disabled. Karasu Jun 28 #22
It's more than medical challenges. no_hypocrisy Jun 28 #23
What a mess pinkstarburst Jun 28 #25
We have got to get Fox endorsed shitheads like Abbott removed from power. Initech Jun 28 #27
WTF is happening with the Texas board of education? All these clowns deserve life prison sentences! Initech Jun 28 #26
This is so very, very wrong. VMA131Marine Jun 28 #30
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