Parents of special education students outraged over Alpine School District's proposed changes

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Parents of 150 special needs students in Alpine School District say their kids are being 'discriminated against,' after the district proposed changes that would require them to leave the district.

<p>SALT LAKE CITY — It was chaos at Miranda Parsons' home Wednesday afternoon.

</p><p>According to parents, if that new proposal goes into effect next year, their kids will be bused to schools outside neighborhood boundaries and away from their friends and siblings.

 

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