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Council of Elders representative urges systemic reforms to special education in HCPSS
Summary
A public forum speaker representing the Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County urged the Board to pursue systemic change in special education, citing longstanding concerns about compliance, nepotism, and the need for broad community input and stronger IEP oversight.
At the public forum portion of the meeting, Twanda Brown, speaking on behalf of the Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County, urged the Board to take systemic action on special education services and compliance.
Brown said the issues raised earlier by other community groups are not new and cautioned that personnel…
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