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Parent and special‑education teacher urge Murrieta board to reverse transfer denials and halt proposed aide cuts
Summary
A parent whose child with autism was denied an interdistrict transfer and an RSP teacher who warned of a proposed 20% reduction in aide support pressed the Murrieta Valley Unified board to restore access and stop staffing cuts they say would threaten student safety and legal compliance.
During public comment at the Murrieta Valley Unified School District board meeting, parent Margaret Spalding described the emotional and logistical impact of an interdistrict transfer denial for her daughter with autism and asked the board to reconsider both her family's request and the district's policies governing transfers.
Spalding said her daughter has built peer relationships and receives RSP services that allowed rapid academic progress. She said the transfer denial cited an "impacted special education program" without offering a meaningful path for…
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