Was it a school oversight? Or is it a reflection of a certain attitude?

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> **School Leaves Autistic Kids Out Of Yearbook**

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> **/Parents Say Act Done Intentionally, School Disagrees/**

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> POSTED: 1:08 am PD

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> *ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- *The parents of twin autistic boys left out of

> a yearbook are accusing the school of discrimination.Darla Granger

> said her sons Holden and Hunter were purposely left out of their

> Roseville, Calif., school yearbook -- along with the rest of the

> school's special needs children.

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> " When your own school district and the people that are supposed to

be

> there to support you and your kids and your situation sort of shun

> you, it is hurtful, " Granger said.Holden and Hunter Granger, who are

> in second grade, are students of the Placer County Board of

> Education, which assigns special-need students to various schools

> within the district.

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> The boys are in a collage photo in the yearbook, but the school's

> special needs class, including teachers, is missing. " I got the book

> and was excited to look up their class and see their pictures with

> their names and their teachers, and they weren't in it, " Granger

> said.Darla and her husband, Blandon, have filed a complaint with the

> Placer County Board of Education, but said they aren't taking legal

> action and would just like to ensure that the class pictures of

their

> children and other special-needs students are included in future

> yearbooks.

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> The Placer County superintendent who oversees the special needs

> program at Quail Glen Elementary said she thinks the incident was an

> oversight, not a malicious act. " I do have a hard time understanding

> how they could have not noticed that every autistic child from their

> campus was missing, " Darla Granger said.

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> The boys' father said he doesn't know if the act was intentional but

> doesn't think care was given to include the children with special

> needs in the yearbook. " I just felt like I needed to speak out, "

> Blandon Granger said. " I feel like we are owed an apology. "

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