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DESE review finds Wakefield schools largely compliant but asks clarified procedures on physical restraint
Summary
A DESE integrated monitoring review found Wakefield Public Schools’ special-education practices largely in compliance but required corrective-action procedures clarifying the district's physical restraint policy; administrators said staff training and reporting are strong and will submit procedural updates for spring approval.
Wakefield Public Schools officials reported on Jan. 27 that an integrated monitoring review by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) largely validated the district’s special-education processes but required corrective-action procedures related to physical restraint.
Cara (the district special-education lead) told the committee that DESE’s Public Monitoring Office…
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