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Parents and advocates press Riverside Unified over special‑education services and a student release incident
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the Jan. 15 board meeting alleged failures in special‑education services, including denied language‑appropriate assessments, insufficient IEP responses and a reported unsupervised release of a six‑year‑old; district staff pledged follow up with families.
At the Riverside Unified School District board meeting on Jan. 15, parents and advocates filed multiple public comments alleging problems in special‑education services and reporting a student‑release safety failure.
Education advocate Steve Figueroa accused district special‑education staff of denying assessments in students’ primary languages, failing to respond to prior written notices and retaliating against families who raise concerns. "Are you racist?" Figueroa asked the board during…
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