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Parents and staff urge board to investigate special‑education director over alleged IEP and placement practices
Summary
Multiple teachers, parents and advocates told the Tehachapi Unified School District Governing Board that the district's special education director has made unilateral decisions and "bent" state law on Individualized Education Program placements, and they asked the board to investigate and correct process failures.
Several teachers, parents and advocates told the Tehachapi Unified School District Governing Board on June 10 that the district's special education director has repeatedly bypassed required Individualized Education Program (IEP) procedures and placed students without the full consent of IEP teams.
"The failure of the special education director, Mr. Tamock, to adhere to the provisions of Education Code sections 56320 and 56500.4 related to the enrollment of a special education student into a less restrictive environment without the consent of the full IEP team" was cited by Amy Armstrong, who identified herself as a seventh‑grade SDC teacher at JMS.
The speakers tied the alleged procedural violations to potential harms to students and staff. "This practice is deeply troubling as it not only jeopardizes the student's…
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