Parents hammered down on the Osceola County School District board members during Tuesday’s meeting after the district had been telling them about changes they’re making for Exceptional Student Education (ESE) students. Parents argue that the state of Florida promotes school choice, but say children with learning disabilities have no choice and are being discriminated against. “To sit here and say that one child who is neurotypical has every opportunity he wants to go to school here in Florida, but my child who is nonverbal and can't talk does not have that right, I think, is absolutely illegal and disgusting,” said parent Chris Rios during the board meeting. In March the district announced their plans to combine ESE students to at least one hub school per area within the district. They also plan to integrate some ESE children in regular classrooms. In an email obtained by WESH 2, the district argues that IEP (Individualized Education Program) “placement” conditions of students are being met which takes precedent over the “location” where those conditions are met.Parents and families with children with disabilities argue the district is being careful to use language that legally allows them to make the changes, but whether it’s “placement” or “location,” the changes will be detrimental. "That is changing the way the child is serviced because they are not within their neighborhood community where they would have the exposure to the neurotypical kids in the neighborhood school,” said Daryl Greenwood, a special education advocate. “Those would be the kids they would be playing with after school or families interacting with." The changes mean kids like Kenya Chapman, who suffers from frequent seizures, would be on a bus for 45 minutes."What happens if that van breaks down?” said Kenya’s mother, Michelle Chapman. “What happens if the nurse doesn't administer her emergency medication in that three-minute window period to prevent permanent brain damage if she starts seizing on that van." "They are doing an injustice to our families,” Greenwood said. "They are doing an injustice to our students. This has not been thoroughly thought out. It is volatile. It is fluid. It is changing daily."Parents say they have to make the changes by the upcoming school year in the fall of 2025. They hope the district will put the breaks on the changes while the district irons out the kinks and works with parents.Parents have put together a petition. To learn more about it, click here.