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Board opens conversation on inclusive education, district staff outline goals and challenges
Summary
Administrators and teachers discussed increasing inclusive practices — placing students with disabilities in general education settings — and staff called for training, family engagement and system changes.
Bethel Park School District board members and staff discussed inclusive education during a curriculum committee segment, outlining what genuine inclusion could look like and the supports needed to expand it across grades K–12.
A district staff speaker opened the discussion with a definition from a school-leader pamphlet: "Inclusive education means that we no longer accept that separate classrooms, separate schools, and separate lives are in the best interest of any student," the…
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