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Hundreds of residents urge Laguna Beach Unified to keep student with special needs in district
Summary
Dozens of parents, teachers and alumni urged the Laguna Beach Unified School District to reverse a staff decision to place a longtime local special-education student, "Sailor," at an out-of-district school, saying the move harms the student and the broader community; the board said staff will follow up.
Dozens of community members told the Laguna Beach Unified School District board on Aug. 15 that a decision to place a local student with special needs outside the district undermines the district’s stated commitment to serve “every student every day.”
Speakers described long family ties to Laguna Beach and urged the board to reverse what they described as a painful, avoidable separation. Stuart Jones, the student’s father, said his daughter had been denied entry to Laguna Beach High School “because we don’t have a program,” and pressed the board to…
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