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Teachers and parents warn of special‑education staffing crisis; district cites license shortage and plans follow‑up
Summary
At the Hamilton County School Board meeting, a former special‑education teacher and other speakers said large class sizes and staff departures are harming students; district officials said the shortfall stems from a statewide shortage of a required "4‑61" license and promised detailed data next week.
Members of the Hamilton County community urged the school board to address what they called a staffing crisis in exceptional education during Thursday's meeting.
"Hamilton County's decision to allocate exceptional education staffing based on head count rather than student needs has created a crisis," said Felice Haddon, who identified herself as a former exceptional‑education teacher. Haddon said case loads are "at record highs," that teachers and teacher assistants are leaving shortly after the school year began and that students with the most…
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