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Parents and community speakers demand accountability after alleged IEP failures following death of a 14‑year‑old student
Summary
Multiple parents and community members told the Elizabeth Board of Education that Individualized Education Program (IEP) protections were not followed and urged concrete accountability steps after the reported death of a 14‑year‑old student named Daniel Isaiah Spencer Diaz.
Several grieving parents and community members used the Elizabeth Board of Education's public comment period on March 26 to urge the district to explain what they characterized as repeated failures to follow students' Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and to demand accountability after a 14‑year‑old student, identified in public comments as Daniel Isaiah Spencer Diaz, died.
"No mother should have to bury the child," Evelyn Diaz told the board, identifying herself as the student's mother and calling for "realistic solutions" and guaranteed training and hiring practices for staff who work with students with special needs. "Any system serving children with special needs must ensure that the individuals it employs to work with these children are properly hired and trained," she said.
Other speakers gave detailed allegations. One parent said an IEP team informed her that services for her eight‑year‑old would be…
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