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Parents and advocates press United ISD board over special education concerns
Summary
Several parents, special education staff and advocates used the public-comment period to raise grievances about special education services, alleged retaliation by school staff, and requests for accountability and data from United Independent School District.
Several parents, special education staff and advocates urged the United Independent School District Board of Trustees on Feb. 12 to investigate and correct problems they said are affecting students with disabilities.
Geraldine Botello, a special education educator, told the board she has worked with students with disabilities for 21 years and said the district’s special education “legal document” — the ARD/IEP — requires monitoring and resources. “Our special education leaders provide all the resources available to the students to succeed,” Botello said, describing services and a district center that focuses on job readiness.
The public commenters included multiple parents who said they faced intimidation or insufficient responses from campus staff. Abir Al Haddad, a parent at San…
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