Mendi Cooley, mother of a 6-year-old boy with Down syndrome who attends a public school in Indiana, says she would be concerned if any of the programs at her child’s school were to be eliminated because of funding cuts. (AP video: Obed Lamy)

Plan to shut down Department of Education worries parents, advocates for students with disabilities

Mendi Cooley, mother of a 6-year-old boy with Down syndrome who attends a public school in Indiana, says she would be concerned if any of the programs at her child’s school were to be eliminated because of funding cuts. (AP video: Obed Lamy)