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Parents and advocates urge improvements to special education services; board cautions public comment forum not for individual cases
Summary
During public comment, speakers described delays and staffing shortages affecting special education services and raised allegations of discrimination; board chair repeatedly reminded speakers that individual student or personnel matters are not appropriate for public comment and offered alternate channels.
Several members of the public used the Aug. 12 public-comment period to raise concerns about special education services, summer programming and allegations of discrimination at individual schools.
Sharon Serhau told the board that a "one-size-fits-all" approach to special education summer services had led to partial compliance and schools "scrambling" to complete IEPs, placements and assessments before…
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