Los Angeles To Keep Special-Ed. Schools Open

The Los Angeles school district has reassured parents that it will not close 18 schools that primarily serve children with disabilities.

In an effort to settle a 1993 lawsuit, the board last December gave initial approval to a consent decree that would overhaul the district's special-education system. (See Education Week, Jan. 10, 1996.)

In January public hearings, some parents objected to the consent decree. They feared the 18 schools would be closed to comply with federal requirements for educating disabled children in the...