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The U.S. Department of Justice plans to file a lawsuit against Georgia over its schools for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities.

The Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS) serves about 5,000 students statewide.

Federal officials say the program violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by segregating these students from the general population.

“This is kind of the last straw,” said WABE legal analyst Page Pate. “We’re finally going to see the federal government request judicial involvement to force Georgia to comply with the ADA.”

Georgia is the only state that has a program like this.

“[Georgia officials] just simply are letting this large ship continue to run its course without trying to move where it’s a modern educational program,” said Craig Goodmark, a civil rights attorney who represents students with disabilities.

Both the Justice Department and the Georgia Department of Education declined to comment on the pending matter.