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Parents tell board CNUSD failed special-education procedures; speakers say they have filed multiple CDE complaints
Summary
Multiple public commenters alleged long delays, procedural errors and inadequate responses in the district's special education process, named SELPA leadership, and said families filed several compliance complaints with the California Department of Education.
Dozens of public commenters at the Corona-Norco Unified School District board meeting urged officials to address what they described as systemic failures in special education services, alleging delays in evaluations, denials of services and poor dispute-resolution practices.
Angela Van Horn read a statement for a parent she said was too upset to read, alleging that repeated requests for an IEP evaluation were ignored and that district staff used an "adverse effect" rationale to deny eligibility. "This is a violation of IDEA," the comment read aloud to the board.
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