Mother claims district offered family thousands to keep autistic son out of school
YUBA CITY, CA - The mother of a child with severe autism and diabetes said two school districts are violating her son's right to an education.
Heather Houston has been involved in ongoing negotiations with Yuba City Unified School District and Sutter County Superintendent of Schools since last year.
According to Houston, they've discriminated against her son, David Swanson, and refused to follow his individualized education program. They've even barred him from campus with his private duty nurse, despite doctor's orders.
On the first day of school in mid-August, the nurse refused to sign a medical release form, which would allow the district's school nurse to communicate with Swanson's doctor and care for him. Houston said the school denied him and the nurse entry because of the nurse's refusal, even though the waiver reads refusal will not effect the student's education.
Houston said school officials are going to extreme lengths, even offering tens of