Manhattan school district bans effective ABA autism therapy from classrooms

Manhattan school district bans effective ABA autism therapy from classrooms

Despite allowing it for up to 15 years, the Manhattan, Kansas, school system banned Applied Behavior Analysis therapy in the classroom provided by outside providers in July of this year. Earlier this year, USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden updated its “Visitors to the School Policy” — called “Policy KM” — to reflect guidance by the Kansas Association of School Boards that such “external agencies” shouldn’t be allowed in the classroom, citing liability con…