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Parents say special-education transportation changes were rolled out without adequate notice; board urged to allow exceptions
Summary
Several parents told the Litchfield Elementary School District governing board that a recent district decision to implement program boundaries for specialized special-education programs and to limit transportation will force some students to move from placements where they are succeeding unless exceptions or grandfathering are allowed.
Several parents urged the Litchfield Elementary School District governing board on Tuesday to grant transportation exceptions and grandfathering for students in specialized special-education programs after the district sent a notice in late April that it would implement program boundaries for those programs to achieve transportation efficiencies.
During the public comment period, parent Andy Wilhelm said he and many other families were "completely blindsided" by an April 28 notice and that his son, who recently stabilized and is "thriving in his current location," faces a reassignment away from that placement if the district does not provide continued transportation. Wilhelm told trustees the IEP team had previously arranged transportation for…
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