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Parent says special-needs program lacks trained staff; seeks out-of-district placement
Summary
A parent told the Middletown board her 7-year-old son with autism was regressing at the Maple Hill annex because the program lacked trained registered behavior technicians and relied on removal and isolation rather than behavioral supports.
Ashley Diaz, a parent of a 7-year-old student on the autism spectrum, told the board that her son’s program at the Maple Hill annex Grama Moon lacks registered behavior technicians and adequate staff support, which she said has caused academic and social regression.
Diaz said her son had previously shown “tremendous progress” using an AAC device, made strong MAP test gains and was highlighted as a success in the…
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