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Parents urge Highlands County School Board to address special‑education gaps and staffing investigations
Summary
During public comment, multiple parents and a substitute teacher urged the board to improve special‑education services and investigative procedures; speakers described children failing grades, long busing to other counties, and perceived investigatory shortcomings.
Several members of the public used the board’s comment period to press the Highlands County School Board on special‑education services and personnel procedures.
Danielle Bridal described her 15‑year‑old son, Jason Jordan, as an ESE student who has failed grades repeatedly despite supports. She said private placements were unavailable in Highlands County, that her son has needed summer school for years, and that district staff had told her his IQ was one point above a threshold that would have changed his services. “I’ve begged.…
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