America's failed special education promise; Maine failing early childhood students; Judge blasts Texas for foster care system

Plus: December's Where is the Manual for This!? cartoon

School and viruses go hand-in-hand, even before COVID-19. In this follow-up to her September comic, Lenore pokes fun at the misconception we all have that school will mean rest for medical mamas and papas. For kids with high needs, the colds and flus they come home with can wreak havoc — or worse. With winter break coming up, they’ll get good and health…