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Parents and trustees press Carmel schools over alleged IEP failures after student excluded from tryout
Summary
Multiple public speakers and trustees told the Carmel Central School District Board on Dec. 3 that district staff failed to provide required 1:1 special-education support during a modified sports tryout, leaving a student isolated and in tears; the board and superintendent committed to layered contingency plans and follow-up.
At the Dec. 3 meeting of the Carmel Central School District Board of Education, parents and community members accused district staff of failing to follow Individualized Education Program (IEP) requirements, describing incidents in which students were denied access to extracurricular activities and support.
Megan Williams told the board her daughter, who is entitled to a 1:1 aide under her IEP, "was not even allowed on the mat" during a modified sports tryout and "was made to sit in the corner," prompting frantic calls and texts to her mother. "You broke a law,"…
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