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Parents and unions press Hacienda La Puente USD over special-education delays and AMAR program changes
Summary
Parents, the CAC and labor representatives at the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District board meeting urged faster IEP timelines, better SELPA coordination and accountability after reports of missed assessments, staffing reassignments and program disruptions at AMAR/child-development sites.
Parents, union leaders and community advisory committee members used public comment at the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District board meeting to press administrators for faster special-education assessments, clearer communication and accountability.
Sandra, a parent who said her family has three students in the district, told trustees the assistive-technology assessment deadline for her son passed Jan. 16, 2026, and that multiple reassigned psychologists left required timelines under IDEA and the California Education Code “exceeded by several months.” She asked the board to oversee the reassignment and to hold a separate IEP meeting to…
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