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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 1, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-In this Feb. 24, 2017 photo, Chaz Wing walks down Maine Street in Brunswick, Maine. Wing has testified that he was raped by other kids three times in his first year in junior high, even after repeatedly complaining of harassment to teachers and administrators. Chaz’s saga is more than a tale of escalating bullying. Across the U.S., thousands of students have been sexually assaulted, by other students, in high schools, junior highs and even elementary schools _ a hidden horror educators have long been warned not to ignore. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Police form a line in front of Berkeley High School as a rally for free speech takes place across the street Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif. Demonstrators gathered near the University of California, Berkeley campus amid a strong police presence and rallied to show support for free speech and condemn the views of Ann Coulter and her supporters. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017 photo, Jaidyn Brown peaks through the curtain to watch her classmates from backstages at a dress rehearsal of T.O. Smith Elementary School's bilingual Wizard of Oz play, in Ogden, Utah. T. O. Smith is one of two elementary schools in Ogden that offer dual language immersion programs in English and Spanish. (Benjamin Zack /Standard-Examiner via AP)
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In this Thursday, March 2, 2017 photo, accused MS-13 gang member Alexi Saenz, is escorted by FBI agents in Central Islip, N.Y., after being taken into custody. Federal prosecutors said in early March that they have captured the members of a violent street gang who killed three Long Island high school students last year, including two girls who were attacked as they walked through their suburban neighborhood. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP)
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President Donald Trump greets Education Secretary Betsy DeVos before signing the Education Federalism Executive Order, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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President Donald Trump pauses while speaking before signing the Education Federalism Executive Order, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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President Donald Trump gives his pen to a teacher from Virginia after signing the Education Federalism Executive Order during a federalism event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Ashton Whitty, left, 21, and Hailey Carlson, right, 24, University of California, Berkeley students, make their feelings known during a press conference held by the Berkeley College Republicans in Sproul Plaza on the Cal campus in Berkeley, Calif., on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. The event was held to discuss the cancellation of speaker Ann Coulter's appearance on campus. (Dan Honda/East Bay Times via AP)
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President Donald Trump gives his pen to a teacher from Virginia after signing the Education Federalism Executive Order during a federalism event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos attends a federalism event with governors in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **
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President Donald Trump greets Education Secretary Betsy DeVos before signing the Education Federalism Executive Order, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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President Donald Trump signs the Education Federalism Executive Order during a federalism event with governors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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In this Tuesday, April 25, 2017 photo, Yale University graduate assistants, belonging to Local 33 Unite Here International Union, and their supporters march up Hillhouse Ave. in New Haven, Conn., towards Yale President Peter Salovey's House, during a demonstration calling for the university to start negotiating a contract with the Local 33 union. (Peter Hvizdak/New Haven Register via AP)
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Yale Graduate Teachers belonging to Local 33 Unite Here International Union and their supporters march up Hillhouse Ave. in New Haven, Connecticut and rally at Yale President Peter Salovey's House Tuesday evening, April 25, 2017, during a demonstration calling for Yale to start negotiating a contract with the Local 33 union. (Peter Hvizdak/New Haven Register via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017 photo Lisa Connor sits for a photograph at her home in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Thousands of parents each year clash with their children's school districts over the level of special education services. Connor's daughter has been diagnosed with a complex mix of disabilities that include epilepsy and an autism spectrum diagnosis. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this Sunday, April 23, 2017 photo Lisa Connor, of Boston, right, assists her daughter Polina, center, who has been diagnosed with a complex mix of disabilities that include epilepsy and an autism spectrum diagnosis, as they look through books in a store for used items, in Hooksett, N.H. Thousands of parents each year clash with their children's school districts over the level of special education services. “It’s an unbelievable journey. You’re worn out, you really are,” said Connor, whose daughter’s disabilities, led to the placements she sought outside the Boston Public School district when she was 9, and a residential placement two years later. “It’s a lot of stress. It’s a lot of money.” (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017 photo Lisa Connor stands over paperwork generated by keeping special education services on track for her daughter at Connor's home in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Thousands of parents each year clash with their children's school districts over the level of special education services, including Connor. Connor's daughter has been diagnosed with a complex mix of disabilities that include epilepsy and a diagnosis on the autism spectrum. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
