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Public commenter raises concerns about special‑education settlements; district says settlements draw on special‑education line item
Summary
During public comment Jean Arnold asked whether the district budgets for settlements tied to special education and requested more information about two agenda items listed with dollar amounts; district officials said settlement payments come from the special‑education line item and a special‑education audit is forthcoming.
A member of the public at the Oct. 23 Chester‑Upland receivers meeting asked whether the district budgets in advance for special‑education settlements and requested more detail about two agenda items that list financial figures.
“Thank you. My name is Jean Arnold. I'm in 2601 McCarrey Street. I have it a comment about 8 5 ... I'm concerned that we are escalating those numbers again and whatever we need to do to bring those numbers down and to be compliant,” Arnold said during the public‑comment portion of the meeting.
Arnold cited agenda items she…
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