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Public commenters press board on special‑education access, district billing and contract practices
Summary
Multiple members of the public used the board’s matters‑brought‑by‑citizens period to raise concerns about special‑education services, access to therapy time, district billing for behavioral health services and alleged conflicts of interest in contracting; trustees acknowledged the concerns and said some issues may lie with local districts or r
At the Sept. 8 San Bernardino County Board of Education meeting, several members of the public used the matters‑brought‑by‑citizens period to raise substantive concerns about special education services, mental‑health billing practices and alleged conflicts of interest in county contracting.
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