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As Houston ISD faces a federal civil rights investigation over its plans to consolidate special education services, another large district in the region is making similar changes to how it serves students with disabilities. Cy-Fair ISD, the third-largest school district in Texas, has quietly consolidated several of its special education programs for the upcoming school year. The “Adaptive Behavior” program, which services students with emotional and behavioral difficulties, was offered at as many as 14 elementary schools in Cy-Fair ISD this year. However, starting this August, the program will be offered at eight campuses, according to a district spokesperson. The latter move will require transferring students to new campuses to access the specialized programs. District spokesperson Joel Weckerly said the consolidations of the early childhood program will affect approximately 200 students, and another 40 will be affected by the adjustments to the behavior program that caters to students in kindergarten and higher grade levels.