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Parents, community members press Springfield School District on special-education placements and teacher pay during board meeting
Summary
At the May 29 Springfield School District board meeting, parents and community members urged the board to keep special-education students at neighborhood schools and to address teacher pay amid ongoing contract negotiations.
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. — Parents and community members used the public-comment portion of the Springfield School District Board of School Directors’ May 29 meeting to press the district on special-education placements and teacher pay, saying recent budget and placement decisions will separate students from neighborhood peers and risk teacher morale during contract talks.
At the meeting, parent Christine Yu said her daughter, Isabelle — who has Down syndrome, autism and ADHD — will be moved next year from her local elementary, Sable, to Scenic Hills because the individualized program Isabelle requires is not at Sable. "She can't go to Sable next year," Yu said, adding that the move will separate Isabelle from neighborhood friends who will attend Sable.
The comments came amid broader concerns about the district's special-education funding. Yu said she learned the day before that the special-education assignment would change and noted the district’s special-education budget had been cut when the board approved…
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