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Parents, advocates urge USDB leaders’ presence at town hall and call for panel-based superintendent hire
Summary
Parents and advocates told the USBE USDB committee that a recent town hall was too short for meaningful public input and urged a panel-based hiring process for the next USDB superintendent with experts in deaf/blind education involved.
Public commenters at the Utah State Board of Education’s Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind (USDB) standing committee meeting criticized the format of a recent USDB town-hall and urged more inclusive hiring for the next USDB superintendent.
Ryan Layton, speaking for the Utah Association of the Deaf, said leaders of USDB — including Michelle Tanner and Susan Patton — were reportedly asked not to attend a recent town-hall about House Bill 448. “They have been asked not to show up to that town hall…
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