Since 1990, New Hampshire public schools have been required to give students with disabilities personalized plans. Known as individualized education programs, the plans are the key mechanism by which parents ensure that their child has services and accommodations for their disability.

But a group of school districts argue a new “anti-DEI” state law signed into the budget this year could disrupt those plans. And they’re seeking to convince a federal court to strike the law down for being unconstitutionally vague.

The state’s attorney general’s office counters that the law will not affect special education services, and is instead targeted at programs that unfairly advantage certain demographics over others. And lawyers for the state said the law is clear. “It is our position that this i

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