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Parents and students tell board they fear for special-needs students after classroom assaults
School City of Hammond Board of Trustees · April 22, 2026
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Summary
Two public commenters recounted recent assaults and repeated harassment of students with disabilities, urging the district to hold aggressors accountable and to improve staffing and supports; trustees invited staff to follow up after the meeting.
During the second public-comment period, Tabitha Harrow told trustees her daughter with special needs was harassed and assaulted at a district school, and she said district responses had protected the attacker rather than the victim. Harrow asked the board to…
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