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Parents, special‑education teacher say students were moved without required IEP process; board pledges follow-up
Summary
A special‑education teacher and parents told the Board of Education on Aug. 12 that 12‑year‑old students were moved without IEP team meetings or prior written notice, and they demanded emergency reviews and a time‑bound corrective plan.
A special‑education teacher and several parents told the Board of Education on Aug. 12 that the district changed placements for 12‑year‑old students without the IEP team process required by federal and state rules, and they asked the board to order immediate corrective steps.
Dr. Heather Perdau, who identified herself as a special education teacher in the district and a law instructor at Empire University and the University at Albany, told the board: “Tonight, I speak as an educator and a scholar, but more importantly, I'm speaking as an advocate for students whose educational rights are being violated.” She said, she and parents had observed program restructuring that led to “broken services, staff attrition, and now direct violations of federal and state education law.”
Perdau cited Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 300.116; section 300.321 on IEP‑team membership; section 300.503 on prior…
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