Kate Movius

mother of an autistic son

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Mother of an autistic son; she runs police training programs for various departments including in Glendale

Kate Movius on KCRW

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Are Special Ed Kids Getting the Education They Deserve?

The Supreme Court will hear a case this week that concerns what the appropriate level of instruction for special education students in public schools should be.

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Picture a teenager wandering the street, behaving erratically. Police try to stop and talk with him, he reacts angrily and maybe runs.

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Picture a teenager wandering the street, behaving erratically. Police try to stop and talk with him, he reacts angrily and maybe runs.

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