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Parents press Matthews school board on special-education staffing, classroom safety and new observation regulation
Summary
Multiple parents told the board that special-education positions at the elementary school are vacant or filled by unlicensed staff, reported violent incidents and delayed notifications, and objected to newly published observation regulations (KK-R) that limit immediate classroom visits; board members said regulations clarify an existing visitor policy and the superintendent said he will meet the teacher the next day.
Several parents and community members used the boardmeeting's public-comment period on Dec. 16 to urge immediate board action on special-education staffing and classroom observation rules.
Kelly Lockerbie (identified herself and gave her address) told the board she is "disappointed and concerned" that the elementary school will again be without a licensed special-education teacher for students with disabilities for a second consecutive year. She said IEPs are not being followed, that curriculum is delivered by unqualified staff, and that…
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