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Superintendent says ESE evaluation delays driven by staffing shortages; district investigating Noble summer-school placement and alleged firearm
Summary
After public comments about summer-school access and an allegation at Noble, Superintendent Dr. Vidi said the district assigned self-contained ESE students to two designated sites, is investigating an allegation that a firearm was brought into a school, and described ESE psychologist and speech-pathologist shortages as the main cause of IEP delays.
Parents and community members raised two related concerns during public comment: access for students with disabilities to summer school at their home school and an allegation that a parent brought a firearm to a school incident. The public commenters asked the board to ensure special education (ESE) students can attend summer school at Noble if parents request it and to explain how the district will prevent segregation of ESE students in summer programs.
Superintendent Dr. Vidi told the board the district added Noble late to the summer-school schedule after the school advocated to be included, but that Noble had limited air-conditioned classrooms. The Ballmer grant-funded summer program selects sites across the city that have air conditioning; Dr. Vidi said ESE students who…
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