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Parents and advocates raise IEP complaint, curriculum and funding concerns at Buncombe board meeting
Summary
During public comment four speakers urged action: a parent alleged repeated IEP violations without parental consent; an equality advocate praised the reversal of a digital-library ban; a teacher raised questions about a proposed percentage-based county funding model; and a community advocate warned about Lifewise curriculum content.
Four public commenters addressed the Buncombe County Board of Education during the Dec. 11 meeting, raising distinct concerns about special-education compliance, curricular content and funding.
A parent identified as Miss Brown said the district had unilaterally modified her child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) and reassigned the student’s classroom in November without parental consent or proper IEP‑team process. She told the board those actions “constitute an…
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