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Student alleges repeated IEP noncompliance; volunteers urge district to restore Reading Partners program
Summary
A high school student described years of unmet IEP accommodations; two community volunteers urged the board to reestablish Reading Partners across Berkeley County elementary schools.
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — During public comments at the March 17 Berkeley County Board of Education meeting, a high school student described repeated failures by teachers to follow her individualized education program (IEP) and asked the board to address the problem. Two community volunteers told the board they want the Reading Partners literacy program reinstated in Berkeley County elementary schools.
Carolyn Jones, who identified herself as a high school student, told the board she had experienced three years of IEP accommodations not being…
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