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Public commenters press Cobb board on special-education staffing, book removals, ICE policy and disability protections
Summary
During the Feb. 13 public comment period, parents and community members urged the board to address special-education staffing gaps, questioned book removals, asked for a written ICE-entry policy, and warned about reduced federal disability protections.
Speakers during the public comment period at the Feb. 13, 2025, Cobb County Board of Education meeting urged the district to address understaffed special-education classrooms, called for restoration of specific library titles, sought clarity on district procedures for federal immigration agents, and warned about threats to 504 and ADA protections.
Tova Ringlin, who said she was speaking as a "special needs mom," described years of understaffed classrooms for her son and said the Georgia Department of Education concluded the district had violated her son's right to a free appropriate public education by not following his 30-day intervention plan. "The moral of this story is that classrooms need to receive staffing and support to meet the students' needs," she told the board, and thanked county…
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