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Community warns cuts to counselors, social workers and home‑hospital instruction would harm vulnerable students
Summary
Teachers, parents and health advocates told the board proposed reductions to social‑emotional staff, restorative teams and the home‑hospital instruction program would damage services for medically fragile and high‑need students and could carry legal and safety risks. Several speakers described the home‑hospital program as a legal entitlement for some IEPs.
Dozens of parents, home‑hospital teachers and mental‑health professionals warned the Rochester Board of Education that proposed cuts to social workers, counselors, restorative staff and home‑hospital instruction would leave medically fragile and high‑need students without legally required or effective services.
Lisa Silverstein, chair of the home‑hospital program, said district figures presented at a previous meeting understated the program’s scope and that recent practice—directing some students to online suspension classrooms—does not meet New York state…
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