Manhattan, Illinois parents fighting to keep autistic daughter in neighborhood school after district said they couldn't teach her

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A federal judge has ordered the Manhattan School District 114 to temporarily reinstate a 10-year-old autistic student at her neighborhood school after the district attempted to transfer her to a distant therapeutic facility without parental consent. The ruling prevents the family from being forced into an out-of-district placement, with E now attending classes while the legal battle over her special education rights continues.

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