State revokes child's tuition for religious school
MATT VOLZ, Associated Press
Updated 1:07 p.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2012
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana education officials have cut off tuition assistance to a 4-year-old Columbus girl enrolled in a Christian preschool, and her parents are protesting the action as unconstitutionally targeting religious students and schools.
Eric and Kelsi Wilson have filed a complaint requesting a hearing with the state Office of Public Instruction over the agency's refusal to provide the assistance their daughter is eligible for under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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The Nov. 16 complaint says there is no public preschool program offered by Columbus Public Schools, so they decided to enroll their daughter in ABC-123 University, a nearby Christian preschool.
The Wilsons' daughter has hearing and speech-language impairments, and she received special education services through the federal program administered by the state and the Stillwater/Sweet Grass Special Services Cooperative.
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