Within New Orleans’ decentralized school district, Fannie C. Williams is an independent, one-site charter school that may have limited exposure to unusual special-ed cases like this one. She was sent home “to ensure that this student was not a danger to herself or others,” school staff wrote. “I am not surprised that conditioning the student’s return on obtaining a mental health evaluation resulted in an extended absence,” Linares said. Fannie C. Williams must do the same, according to an agreement reached with the NOLA Public School district. School district staff did not respond to questions from The Lens.