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Superintendent reverses decision; ISAEP students will walk at graduation after public outcry
Summary
After several parents and staff urged the board to let ISAEP students participate in regular graduation, Superintendent Matthew Haas told the board he had instructed the school to allow those students to march with their classmates.
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. — After public comment from parents and ISAEP staff expressing anger and disappointment over a school’s plan to hold a separate graduation ceremony for Individual Student Alternative Education Program (ISAEP) students, Albemarle County Superintendent Matthew Haas said on March 13, 2025, that he had instructed the school to allow ISAEP students to walk with their graduating class.
The decision followed several public comments from ISAEP families and teachers who said the school’s recently announced separate ceremony would dishonor signed educational agreements and harm students who already face health or social barriers. Jennifer Middlesworth, the ISAEP teacher for the division, told the…
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