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Parent calls for outside audit of special education after alleged repeated noncompliance; board schedules roundtables
Summary
A parent urged the board to audit the special-education department, alleging misplacements, IEP noncompliance and understaffing; trustees responded by announcing special-education roundtables and offering to consider funding or staffing changes earlier than planned.
During the public‑comment period, Mandy Colville of Dignity Township delivered an extended statement raising systemic concerns with the district’s special‑education services. Colville said administrators are overextended, placement options are limited, IEPs have not been delivered with fidelity in some cases, and support staff are burnt out. She told the board she keeps working through state complaint channels and said, “I am here to tell you the department needs more.”
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