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Parent tells Yuma Elementary board ESS failed to meet daughter's hygiene and classroom needs; board asks staff to follow up
Summary
At the Yuma Elementary District governing board meeting a parent described prolonged problems with special education (ESS) supports at El Tondo Elementary and the family's eventual transfer to Carver Elementary; board member asked staff to collect more information and report back.
A parent identified in the meeting as Rosario told the Yuma Elementary District (4499) governing board on Oct. 25 that her daughter, a student with Down syndrome, experienced inadequate hygiene supports and classroom accommodations at El Tondo (Mary El Tondo) Elementary before she was transferred to Carver Elementary.
Rosario said the child, who was nonverbal and a runner when she entered kindergarten, “developed frequent diaper rashes because her pull up was not changed often as needed,” that there was “no toilet accommodations in her bathroom,” and there was “no stepstool for her to be able to reach the…
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