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Parent urges earlier start to special‑education PIP process after therapy delays
Summary
A Hernando County parent told the school board that the district's PIP packet timeline for related‑services providers is too short, causing gaps in in‑school therapy at the start of the school year and recommending the district begin the process earlier.
Charles Watts told the Hernando County School Board on Aug. 12 that the district’s process for approving outside therapists to provide services in classrooms is too compressed and leaves students without critical supports at the start of the school year.
Watts said the school district provided the PIP (provider information packet) for the Exceptional Student Education department…
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