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Retired Cleveland teacher recalls lack of special‑education services, urges community support for students
Summary
Susan Roden Bergman, a retired local teacher, described her 70 years in Cleveland and her career in education, saying gaps in special‑education services motivated her to pursue special education and that community values sustain the town.
Susan Roden Bergman, a retired teacher, told meeting attendees she has lived in Cleveland for 70 years and stressed the importance of education and support for students with special needs.
Bergman said her personal experience drove her into special education: her younger sister was “very ill when she was 6 months old, and she has always been nonverbal,”…
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