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Parents urge Beacon City School District to expand inclusion for students with disabilities
Summary
At the June 16, 2025 Beacon City School District Board meeting, multiple parents urged the district to expand inclusive placements for students with disabilities, saying current practices segregate students and that inclusion is evidence-based and legally required.
At the Beacon City School District Board of Education meeting on June 16, 2025, parents used the public comment period to press the district for broader inclusion of students with disabilities in neighborhood and general-education classrooms.
Beth Pogue, a Beacon resident and parent, described her family's experience moving from a kindergarten class that was segregated for behavior concerns to a later, successful inclusion pathway: "Inclusion is evidence based. It's cheaper." She said her son was bused out of his neighborhood school and moved into more restrictive settings in middle school after experiencing inclusion in elementary…
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