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Parent tells Salem-Keizer board her kindergartner remains barred from school after promised 1:1 support fell through
Summary
A Salem-Keizer parent told the school board that her kindergarten-age son, who attended the district’s June transition meeting and Jump Start program, has not been allowed to begin school because the district withdrew promised one-to-one support days before classes began.
A Salem-Keizer parent told the school board that her son, despite participating in the district’s transition meeting and Jump Start program, has not been allowed into kindergarten because the district withdrew promised one-to-one support the week before school started.
Kimberly Estes, identified at the meeting as a parent, said the family was told “the district no longer had the support that our son needed,” and that the district’s alternative was to train administrative staff to provide some assistance rather than provide the one-to-one aide the family had been promised. “So right now…our son who’s more than ready for kindergarten is still waiting to start school right now,” Estes said.
Why it matters: Estes said the last-minute change has…
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