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Parents press Allentown School District on special-education funding and programming during budget forum
Summary
At a community budget forum, parents raised concerns about special-education programming and how dollars are spent after CFO Jeffrey Cuff said the district receives about $17 million in state special-education subsidy but spends roughly $60–70 million on special-education services.
A parent at an Allentown School District budget forum said her son, an A student with an IEP, was placed in a classroom mixed with students with behavioral needs and that the arrangement caused her to remove him from school. "My son is one of those who's falling in the cracks," the parent said, urging clearer programming and class placements for students with individualized education programs (IEPs).
District leaders acknowledged the concern and said funding and programming for special education were under review. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Cuff told the…
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