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Parents urge Polk board to investigate alleged ESE service gaps and disciplinary practices after student protests
Summary
Dozens of parents and community members told the Polk County School Board on Feb. 24 they believe students with disabilities are not receiving required IEP services, that some students suffered injuries at school, and that suspensions following walkouts were handled inconsistently; several speakers asked for independent review and district-wide audits.
Multiple parents and advocates used the Feb. 24 public comment period to request immediate district action on special-education services and discipline.
Maisha Reid told the board her nonverbal, medically vulnerable son returned from school with unexplained bruises and said she had not received incident reports or documentation after reporting the incidents to school administrators and to the Department of Children and Families. "My request is simple: transparency, documentation, and accountability," Reid said, asking the board to initiate an independent investigation.
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