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Buena Park highlights Special Olympics as inclusion model, urges expansion
Summary
District staff and parents told the Board of Trustees that Special Olympics events at multiple elementary schools built inclusion, friendships and staff engagement; district leaders said they plan to expand participation, parent committees and volunteer recruitment.
Julie Hlinicky, director of district programs, told the Board of Trustees that the district’s Special Olympics events this school year brought students, staff and families together and helped two schools earn Unified Champion School recognition.
"Special Olympics is more than a sporting event. It's a global movement rooted in inclusion, empowerment, and feel like it promotes social interaction, sportsmanship," Hlinicky said, adding the recognition reflects work in "unified sports, inclusive leadership and full school engagement." The events were held at school sites including Pendleton and Whitaker and involved…
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