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Parent urges Bellevue School District to add American Sign Language as a language offering to improve access for deaf students
Summary
A parent of a deaf student told the Bellevue School Board that adding American Sign Language (ASL) as an offered language would improve classroom access, belonging and incidental learning opportunities for students with hearing differences.
A Bellevue parent called on the school board on Sept. 18 to add American Sign Language (ASL) as a language offering and to do more to reduce barriers faced by deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Christopher Glover, who identified himself as the parent of a deaf student in the district, said his son had experienced bullying and physical incidents at school this year. Glover said the child misses verbal cues and “incidental learning” — the…
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