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LA County youth advocate says 15 school moves disrupted education and led to special-education placement
Summary
A speaker who identified themself as an advocate for system-impacted youth at Los Angeles County recounted moving schools more than 15 times, being placed on an IEP for behavior after suspensions and tardiness, and later working for the county to support others.
Commenter, an advocate for system-impacted youth at Los Angeles County, described moving schools more than 15 times and the educational disruption that followed. "Are you in school and tired of moving schools? Believe it or not, I moved schools over 15 times," the speaker said, recounting that instability began in ninth grade.
The speaker said they found a stable placement at a San Pedro high school where they felt they "belonged" and received one-on-one academic support, but a move about a year and a half later upended that progress. "A…
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