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Parents and board members warn of risks as district moves special-education cohort amid staff vacancies
Summary
Parents told the RSU 40/MSAD 40 Board that relocating a “composite” special-education classroom from Miller School to Union School could harm students’ continuity; speakers also flagged recent staff turnover including the assistant director of special services’ resignation and gaps in special-education leadership and classroom experience.
Parents and other speakers told the RSU 40/MSAD 40 Board of Directors that the scheduled move of a composite special-education classroom from Miller School to Union School raises major concerns about continuity, staffing and supports for vulnerable learners.
“You are asking the children who are the most vulnerable to changes in location, routine, teachers, and friends … it is going to set them back,” parent Kermita Shorten told the board during public comment, adding that her son spends about 80% of his day integrated with general‑education peers and that continuity of aides, principals and coordinators matters for those students.
Shorten and Jesse Thompson, another parent, said the move was made using…
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