WV Schools superintendent backs Kanawha County protocol for special education and Hope Scholarship

By: Amelia Ferrell Knisely

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 790

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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West Virginia’s top school official says Kanawha County Schools’ procedure regarding students with disabilities returning to the public schools and the Hope Scholarship is legally sound.

Michele Blatt, state schools superintendent, sent a letter to Attorney General JB McCuskey on Wednesday saying that once a child with disabilities exits the public school system, their special education services cease under federal law.

Should a student choose to return …

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