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Parent urges Vashon board to rewrite special-education policy language to emphasize inclusion
Summary
A public commenter told the Vashon Island School District board the revised special-education policy reads as if it segregates students and urged clearer, inclusion-focused wording; the board noted OSPI and legal review and asked the commenter to submit annotated suggested edits.
A Vashon Island parent urged the school board on Thursday to revise the district’s draft special-education policy, saying the current wording reads as if the district might separate students rather than prioritize inclusive placement.
"This feels like we're separating students," public commenter Amanda Curtis told the board after the policy discussion,…
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