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Parents, advocates urge PSD to address special‑education gaps, call for independent audit
Summary
Multiple parents and advocates told the board that students with disabilities face under‑identification, gaps in IEP implementation and lower graduation rates. Speakers urged an independent audit and immediate district action; one parent warned of prolonged legal and advocacy escalation without change.
Several parents, special‑education advocates and community members used the Oct. 7 community‑comment period to press Poudre School District for faster and more transparent action on special‑education outcomes.
Speakers described patterns they said include under‑identification for IEP services, high civil‑rights complaint volumes and lower graduation rates among students with disabilities. Some asked the board to commission an independent third‑party audit of Integrated Services and to accelerate remedies identified in internal reviews.
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