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Public commenters urge more neurodiversity supports and one security officer per elementary school
Summary
During public comment at the April 8 Wethersfield Board of Education meeting, residents urged the district to expand neurodiversity training, inclusive practices and to fund one security staff member at each elementary school instead of the three proposed in the budget.
Speakers at the April 8 meeting asked the board to strengthen supports for neurodiverse students and to fund five elementary-school security positions.
Megan (last name not specified), a resident, urged the board to prioritize “meaningful neurodiversity training for all town staff, educators, program leaders, and administrators,” saying punitive approaches and exclusionary discipline harm children with autism, ADHD and other developmental differences. Megan said when adults focus “only on compliance rather than understanding the child's needs, we end up punishing…
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