Deaf student’s lawsuit at center of Supreme Court case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could make it more difficult for students with disabilities to resolve problems quickly when they’re not getting needed assistance in public schools. The question for the justices Wednesday (Jan. 18, 2023) involves a deaf student from Michigan and a federal law called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The law guarantees disabled students an education specific to their needs. Former federal education officials say agreeing with a lower court ruling about the law could hurt children with disabilities by forcing them to make a choice: immediately get issues resolved while forfeiting other claims or delay to try to get fuller relief.