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Banning Unified community urges board to address special‑education caseloads and SLP hiring
Summary
Teachers, speech‑language pathologists and the teachers’ union told the Banning Unified board that high caseloads, difficulty hiring in‑district SLPs and reliance on remote providers are harming students and creating legal and workload risks; speakers asked the board to codify caseload limits and press district negotiators to act.
At the May 22 meeting of the Banning Unified School District Board of Trustees, several teachers, speech‑language pathologists (SLPs) and union leaders urged the district to prioritize special‑education staffing and contract language in current negotiations.
“Right now at Hemmerling, we have had a substitute teacher for the entire school year in a special education classroom,” said Christy Valdivia, a specialized academic instructor, asking the board to direct negotiators to continue working on realistic solutions for retention, caseloads and inclusion supports. Valdivia called for supports for general‑education teachers who co‑teach in inclusion settings.
Marie Pilgrim, a…
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