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Students, families urge board to restore Creating Exceptional Character peer class
Summary
Kenston High students and parents urged the Kenston Local School Board to restore the Creating Exceptional Character (CEC) peer-integration class, arguing its removal will further isolate students in special education; board members said administrators will follow up.
Kenston High School students addressed the Kenston Local Schools Board of Education on March 18, asking the board to reverse a decision that removes the Creating Exceptional Character (CEC) peer-integration class from next year’s program of studies.
Students said CEC paired general‑education peers with students in special education to provide social and academic interaction that, they said, the targeted students otherwise lack. Emily Hunt, a senior at Kenston High School, told the board removing CEC “is something that I frankly think is so detrimental to all of our students.”
The speakers said CEC offered regular‑education students chances to build one‑on‑one relationships with special education peers through classroom support and social activities, and…
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