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Parents demand special study session on discipline and nonpublic placements for students with disabilities; board agrees to meet
Summary
Parents and advocates urged the Windsor Unified board to examine suspensions and offsite placements for students with disabilities, citing long out‑of‑district placements and monthly spending; board members said they would schedule a study session to address concerns.
Parents and advocates urged the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees on Feb. 20 to schedule a special study session focused on discipline, suspensions and placement of students with disabilities.
Rebecca Rocha, who identified herself as a Windsor resident and parent, asked the board to “develop a special protocol to ensure that the civil rights of students with disabilities are not being violated.” Rocha highlighted lengthy out‑of‑district placements and asked the board to publish regular monitoring data on the district’s use of nonpublic schools and suspensions of students with moderate–severe disabilities. Rocha told the board: “WUSD is spending $140,000 per month to send students to non public schools,” and urged leaders to consider whether additional in‑district…
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