City may pay millions in private tuition over lack of public school spots for special needs children
Friday, June 17th 2011, 9:43 AM
John Roca/News
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott. The Department of Education missed a June 15 deadline to find spots for thousands of kindergartners with disabilitiesThe city is on the hook for millions of dollars in private school tuition after failing to find seats for thousands of kindergartners with special needs, the Daily News has learned.
The Department of Education missed a June 15 deadline to find spots for thousands of kindergartners with disabilities - and now the city could be liable for their tuition in private schools, officials acknowledged.
The holdup is also causing panic for families who are still waiting to hear where their kids are going to kindergarten next year.
"We're still in limbo," said Maria Farano of Staten Island, who still doesn't know where
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