Henry Herzog struggles with ADHD, anxiety and hypersensitivity to crowds and noise. The 7-year-old has a physician's note to prove it. The medical diagnosis will give Henry priority when Texas decides which students may receive private school vouchers for the 2026-27 school year. Most students will qualify for roughly $10,500 in public funds to pay for private school during Texas' inaugural rollout of a voucher program. Henry is among the children with disabilities who could also qualify for nearly $20,000 more. But Henry - and an unknown number of others - have already missed out on that additional money because voucher applications, which close Tuesday, require public schools to perform disability evaluations of students seeking the extra money.
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Michael Spurlin
ATPE
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