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Proposed School Exclusion Bad for America’s Kids, Doctors and Educators Say

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Proposed School Exclusion Bad for America’s Kids, Doctors and Educators Say
A school bus during a safety event for children at Trailside Middle School, in Ashburn, Va., on Aug. 25, 2015. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images
Jennifer Margulis
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Ameer Hamideh is a smiling, bubbly 9-year-old. Born with cerebral palsy, Ameer is confined to a wheelchair and uses an assisted communication device to help him speak.

Jennifer Margulis
Jennifer Margulis
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Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D., is an award-winning journalist and author of “Your Baby, Your Way: Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting Decisions for a Happier, Healthier Family.” A Fulbright awardee and mother of four, she has worked on a child survival campaign in West Africa, advocated for an end to child slavery in Pakistan on prime-time TV in France, and taught post-colonial literature to nontraditional students in inner-city Atlanta. Learn more about her at JenniferMargulis.net
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