Families across the country are confronting the harsh realities of how systemic barriers can deny children access to education for years—sometimes even decades. While one relative was excluded from traditional schooling until high school, another faced an even longer wait, unable to enroll until his late teens. These personal accounts highlight the deep inequities in educational opportunities that persist despite legal protections. The struggles underscore broader questions about how policies and societal attitudes continue to leave some children behind.
Susan Popkin has a brother-in-law who was kept out of traditional education until high school. David Bateman has a brother-in-law who couldn’t enroll for the first 17 years of his life. These stories ...
