Part 2 in a 4-part series by COLab, Chalkbeat, Colorado Sun and KFF Health News focuses on hard hit rural Colorado. A new state law aims to keep the doors open at schools that accept students with intensive needs. One preteen in rural Colorado shows how the current system leaves some students bouncing between institutions far from home.
At first glance, nothing seems particularly unusual about the four-room school in this western Colorado city. Inside, six students are learning about radioactivity. The walls of their classroom are plastered
Facility schools which serve students with intense behavioral, mental health, and special education needs are closing in rural Colorado leaving families with few options.
Facility schools which serve students with intense behavioral, mental health, and special education needs are closing in rural Colorado leaving families with few options.
A new state law aims to keep the doors open at schools that accept students with intensive needs. One preteen in rural Colorado shows how the current system leaves some students bouncing between institutions far from home.