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Parent tells SHARYLAND ISD board her special-needs son suffered years of bullying, cites federal and state protections
Summary
At a public-comment hearing the parent of a student in the district's special education program urged the board to improve bullying investigations, training and supports after she said school staff failed to act for years. She cited Section 504, IDEA and Texas law (David's Law).
A mother told the SHARYLAND ISD Board of Trustees that her son, a student in the district's special education program, has experienced years of bullying that school staff failed to address, prompting a plea for clearer investigations, better training and more mental-health supports.
Monica Joanne Flores, introducing herself as the child’s mother, said the student has been diagnosed with depression, anxiety and social withdrawal and that the bullying “has taken place within the school environment.” Flores said she reported the incidents to school administrators starting about…
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