Parents urge Mustang Public Schools to reverse dissolution of Lake Houma social‑sensory classroom

Parents and caregivers urged the Mustang Public Schools Board of Education to reverse the district’s decision to dissolve the social‑sensory classroom at Lake Houma Elementary and the boost program for students with intense behaviors, saying the change was announced by email with no prior parent meeting or clear plan.

At the meeting, Sarah Coles, a Mustang employee and parent, described the impact on families and students and said she verified with the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) that no state mandate required the program’s removal. “How did families find out that their child's classroom, their safe space, their structured learning environment, their community was being taken away? Through a cold, uncompassionate email from district administration,” Coles said. “There was no meeting with parents beforehand, no…