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Parents urge Arlington ISD to fix delays and interpreter gaps in deaf-student services
Summary
Three public speakers told the Arlington ISD Board on Oct. 2 that the district has been slow to register students, difficult to reach, and unreliable in providing certified ASL interpreters; parents also said records requests for special‑education files were obstructed or delayed.
President Chapa opened the board’s Oct. 2 meeting and invited public commenters to address the trustees.
Dr. Lisa Lee Egbert, a University of Texas at Arlington professor who said she had been appointed by the governor to a board in Texas, told trustees it took five weeks to register two nephews who were moving into the district and described repeated failures to get staff to return calls. “We tried to register one in high school for five weeks,” she said, urging the board to “change the system.” She also said district-provided ASL interpreters often are not certified and “I still don't trust that an interpreter will show up…
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