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Public commenter alleges staff shared images of disabled students; calls for investigation
Summary
A community member told the board he had seen staff text threads that used images of students with disabilities for mockery and called for an investigation and FERPA complaints. He said parents fear retaliation and urged a district probe of integrated services at Fort Collins High School.
During the public‑comment portion of the May 27 Poudre School District Board meeting, a community member alleged that a group of district staff had circulated images of disabled students in text threads and used the images for “demeaning” entertainment. The commenter asked the board to investigate and to help families who are afraid to come forward.
Danny Lawrence told the board he had seen a text thread of roughly 13 PSD staff members that included photos and memes depicting students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in distress. He said some images were of students still receiving…
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