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Parents and students press Poudre board over bullying, special-education protections and alleged abuse
Summary
Multiple speakers urged the board to retain IEP/504 protections in bullying response and to address alleged wrongdoing; parents described individual incidents of harm and called for accountability and residential placements where recommended by professionals.
A string of public commenters at the Poudre School District R-1 board meeting on Jan. 13 urged the board to keep and clarify protections for students with disabilities in the district bullying policy and to address individual cases the speakers described as unresolved by district processes.
Danny Lawrence told the board that proposed red-line language in the district's bullying policy removes a step that would convene an IEP team after reports of bullying involving a student with a disability. "By remove…
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