Eric Lee Says 0 Students Need a Cure, Criticizing Education Department Move
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Updated · Salt Lake Tribune · Jul 9
Eric Lee Says 0 Students Need a Cure, Criticizing Education Department Move
1 articles · Updated · Salt Lake Tribune · Jul 9
Summary
Eric Lee argues special education students need support rather than being treated as needing a “cure,” calling a recent U.S. Education Department move insensitive at best and cruel at worst.
The essay frames the department’s action as the trigger for that criticism, saying it sends the wrong message about disabled students and their needs.
Published as a New York Times opinion piece, the article centers the broader debate over whether federal education policy approaches special education through support and inclusion or through deficit-based language.