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Parents and advocates tell Kent School District board they face systemic special-education failures; board hears safety and Title IX concerns
Summary
Multiple parents and advocates addressed the board Dec. 10 alleging state findings that the district failed timely to evaluate and provide services to students with disabilities; speakers cited an OSPI finding they described as "substantial," and urged the district to stop defensive litigation and comply with timelines.
Several parents and advocates used the public-comment period at the Kent School District meeting on Dec. 10 to press the board over alleged failures in the district’s special-education practices and the handling of Title IX-related investigations.
Crystal McDonald told the board that the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) issued a formal decision in her complaint and found multiple violations of federal and state special-education law, including failure to conduct timely evaluations, implement Individualized Education Program (IEP) services and ensure meaningful parent participation. McDonald…
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