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Board directs review of special-education placements and staffing after member raises safety concerns
Summary
Board members heard concerns about staff safety and placement options for students with complex needs, asked district staff to review the continuum of special-education placements and designated a board liaison to follow the work.
Board members discussed concerns about the safety and placement of some students with disabilities and the strain on teachers and support staff in certain schools. The discussion did not produce a formal vote but resulted in a staff-directed review of placement options and a board member serving as a liaison for the review.
"There are teachers and support staff ... who do not feel safe at school because of some of this, actions of students," a board member identified in the transcript as Miss Hatton said, describing reports of on-the-job injuries and ongoing incidents. She asked the board to "consider a placement…
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