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Parents and advocates urge PSD board to audit special education after falling IEP graduation rates
Summary
During community comment the board heard calls for a district audit of special education and integrated services after multiple speakers cited declining graduation rates for students on IEPs, high law‑enforcement referral rates for students with disabilities and open federal complaints.
Parents, advocates and community members asked the Poudre School District board on Sept. 9 to order a disabilities audit and a task force to examine the district’s special education services, citing declining four‑year graduation rates for students with individualized education programs (IEPs) and other concerning data.
Anna Labeda, who identified herself as a parent of a child on an IEP, told the board that four‑year graduation rates for students on IEPs in the district have been below state averages for five consecutive years. “We need to throw intention at these kids with the same kind of…
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