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Parents and former teachers tell Wiseburn Unified board they are worried about student safety and special-education supports
Summary
Three community members told the Wiseburn Unified School District board on May 8 that students have been physically harmed and repeatedly targeted by classmates with behavioral needs, and urged changes to placements, behavior intervention plans and staff training.
Three community members told the Wiseburn Unified School District board on May 8 that students — including kindergarteners — have been hurt by classmates with behavioral challenges and asked the district to review special-education placements, behavior intervention plans and training.
Those speakers said incidents at Del Aire Elementary and other sites included a very young child getting kicked in the abdomen and repeated unwanted contact and video attempts directed at a student. Donna Tucker, who described herself as a district alumna and a grandmother, said she has tried to explain the special-education due‑process path to a family and asked the district to be proactive.
"I was a student at Wiseburn School District. My children went…
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