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Parents and CAC members say CNUSD improperly exits students from IEPs, urge board action
Summary
Parents and members of the district’s Special Education Community Advisory Committee told the Corona-Norco Unified School District board that teams have prematurely removed students from individualized education programs and misused MTSS; they called for staff accountability, a review of outside legal spending and board follow-up.
At a Corona-Norco Unified School District study session, parents and CAC representatives accused district special-education staff of improperly removing students from Individualized Education Programs and urged the board to take action to restore services.
Angela Van Horn, a CNUSD teacher and parent, described her son Braxton’s multiple diagnoses and said the district’s IEP team “predetermined an exit strategy” that left him ineligible for autism, speech and occupational therapy services. Van Horn told the board she provided independent evaluations and legal documentation and said she had been told by an independent evaluator that the team had ignored a 108‑page psychoeducational report. “Our son is what’s considered twice exceptional,” she said, adding that the team’s conclusion that his autism “does not adversely affect his education is legally incorrect.” She asked the board to help advance IEP-team actions and said she expects…
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