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Board hears concerns about rising vision-related special-education accommodations
Summary
Board member Jeff Hyers told the board the district is seeing an "exponential growth in vision" issues in special education, saying staff make "over 600 accommodations" (about 9% of the student body); the superintendent said staff will research screen-time baselines and pursue parent partnerships.
Board member Jeff Hyers raised concern that the district has seen a marked increase in vision-related needs among students receiving special education services.
Hyers said staff reported "we make over 600 accommodations in the district. That's 9% of our student body that has some kind of vision accommodations," and he…
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