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Parent raises concern over special education class sizes in HBISD FOSI program
Summary
A parent told Hurst‑Euless‑Bedford ISD trustees that some FOSI special education classrooms have grown to about 15 students and said that scale can prevent appropriate instruction and may be harmful to students.
At the Hurst‑Euless‑Bedford ISD board meeting, a parent raised concerns about class sizes in the district's FOSI special education program, saying some classrooms have grown to levels the parent believes do not allow Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to occur.
Jeremy Nightingale, who identified himself as a parent of a child in the FOSI program, told trustees he had already discussed the matter with district staff (he named "Renee" as a department contact and said he had spoken with Superintendent Michael…
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