Tomorrow, while many Americans will still be gathered with families and loved ones after Thanksgiving, parents of children with special needs will not be able to shake their looming anxiety. Tomorrow, we should be celebrating 50 years of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and its predecessor laws, and giving thanks for all it has done for our kids. Instead, we’re worried about what the future holds under the Trump administration.

Public Law 94-142, the Education of All Children Act, also known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, became law on Nov. 29, 1975, and was updated as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), last reauthorized in 2004. It guarantees the right for all children to receive a “free and appropriate education.” Without it, t

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