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Parents tell Franklin board OCR and VDOE notices cite systemic failures in special-education handling
Summary
Multiple public commenters told the board that OCR is investigating and VDOE found the district out of compliance on several special-education allegations; parents demanded written explanations of what occurred, why notifications were not timely and what corrective steps will protect nonverbal and preschool students.
During citizens' time the board heard sustained public testimony alleging failures in the district’s handling of students with disabilities. Parent Chelsea Ching placed on the public record "serious concerns about systemic failures and how this district handles the safety, rights, and education of students with disabilities," saying she had received notice that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) had opened an investigation and that the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) had found the district out of compliance on multiple allegations.
Ching said the…
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