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Parents allege staff restraint of student with disability; board hears calls for transparency
Summary
At the Jan. 14 Schenectady City School District board meeting, parents and advocates described a photo showing a staff member with a foot on the back of a 9-year-old student with a documented disability and demanded transparency, policy changes and accountability; the superintendent pledged to strengthen family communications and the board scheduled follow-up briefings.
A parent and several community members told the Schenectady City School District board on Jan. 14 that a staff member placed a foot on the back of a 9-year-old student with a documented disability, calling the act ‘‘abuse’’ and demanding immediate accountability and clearer district notification policies.
"I was not called. I was not notified, and I was not given an explanation," parent Ashley Rivera said as she detailed how she first learned of the incident from a paraprofessional who had taken a photograph. "What is even more disturbing is what you see in the background of that picture. Other children do not appear to be shocked. Has this happened before? Is it normalized?" Rivera…
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