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Parents and advocates tell Socorro ISD trustees disciplinary policies harm some special‑education students
Summary
Multiple speakers at open forum urged the board to review discipline practices, ensure IEPs and behavior intervention plans are followed, and include parents and students in conversations about alternatives for students with disciplinary issues.
Parents and advocates urged the Socorro Independent School District board on Wednesday to revise discipline policies and involve families in planning alternatives for students with disabilities.
Alfredo Aguero, who identified himself as founder of a parent group focused on special education, said he still could not find the district’s interpreter‑request application on the SISD website and asked that parents be included in conversations about alternative programs for students with disciplinary problems. “We are not against having disciplinary rules, but what we are talking about is the policies have to be reviewed…
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