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Parent tells Jefferson County board denials of ABA scheduling are harming special-needs students
Summary
A parent told the board that Jefferson County schools are denying schedule accommodations that allow students to receive ABA therapy during the school day, calling the denials arbitrary and inconsistent across admission and release committees. She urged the board to audit ARC decisions and ensure compliance with IDEA, Section 504 and the ADA.
A Jefferson County parent told the school board on June 10 that scheduled accommodations allowing students to receive applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy during the school day are being denied inconsistently and that the practice is harming students who need the services.
Nicole Fleetwood Short, the mother of a child with special needs, addressed the board during public comment and said admission and release committee (ARC) decisions were “arbitrary” and varied by school and committee membership. Short said many children who require ABA to develop basic daily-living and communication skills are being denied scheduled access to that therapy during…
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