Schools across Metro Atlanta have taken varying approaches on when and how to bring students back into classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, for students with disabilities — or individualized education plans — there are other factors to consider.
In addition, we know the pandemic has amplified existing inequities — particularly for students of color.
Jennifer Sarrett is a lecturer at Emory University’s Center for the Study of Human Health. Her research focuses on education for students with disabilities.
Sarrett recently wrote about how the pandemic is “deepening inequities” within the special education system, specifically for students of color.
