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Parents, staff warn proposed FY26 staffing model would harm students with disabilities
Summary
Multiple parents, caregivers and staff told the board the draft FY26 budget’s staffing model — including proposed ratios and the loss of some exceptional education positions — would endanger students, jeopardize IEP compliance and increase litigation risk.
Dana Thomas, a parent of a child who receives intensive direct support, told the Hamilton County Board of Education that the latest FY26 budget “still fails to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children.”
Thomas said the proposed staffing model — described in public comments as “one teacher, one assistant for up to 12 in elementary and up to 15 in middle and high school” — is “not realistic” and can be unsafe when students require simultaneous adult support for crises or supervision. She said the district had told families…
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