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Parent says child-study team dismissed parental input in special-education evaluation

Bayonne Board of Education · April 30, 2025
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Summary

A parent told the board his son’s child-study evaluation proceeded on incomplete documentation, that parental records and third-party specialist input were not considered, and that a third-party OT found a need for services the district may deny.

At the April 29 Bayonne Board of Education meeting, parent Clayton Bilodeau told trustees he believes his son’s evaluation by the district’s Child Study Team was incomplete and that parental documentation was not considered.

Bilodeau said the team proceeded with an eligibility (ID) meeting using a second "core report" that he described as half complete and containing zeros in the data fields. "When we asked them why the data was empty, they couldn't…

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