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Parents tell Cobb board inadequate special-education staffing harmed a student; Georgia DOE cited rights violation
Summary
Multiple parents and caregivers used the Feb. 13 public comment period to press the Cobb County Board of Education on special-education staffing, procedural failures and protections for students with disabilities. One speaker said the Georgia Department of Education found the district had violated her child's right to a free appropriate public教育.
During the Feb. 13 public comment period, parents and caregivers urged the Cobb County Board of Education to address special-education staffing shortages, inconsistent classroom supports and procedural failures they say harmed students.
Tova Ringlin, speaking as a "special needs mom," said that over multiple years her child's classes lacked adequate staffing and behavioral supports, that requests for additional resources were ignored, and that classroom responses resulted in punitive measures including time spent in an office. Ringlin said her son was criminally charged after an incident that she described as a scripted line from a video game and said the juvenile court informed the…
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