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South Salem students and teacher say Unified program expanded daily inclusion and leadership

South Salem High School · April 30, 2026
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A South Salem High School special education teacher and a student described how the school's Unified programs created regular interactions between students with and without disabilities, boosting communication, leadership and peer relationships.

Bridal Young, a special education teacher who runs Unified programs at South, said the school's Unified activities created new daily opportunities for students with and without disabilities to interact and form relationships.

"As soon as we started to implement unified programs, I saw those interactions between our students with and without disabilities just take off," Young said, adding that students with disabilities became more…

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