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Teachers and UTR tell board WCCUSD special-education services are unstable; union warns of strike and cites contractor spending
Summary
United Teachers of Richmond and multiple special-education staff told the board that the district has shifted to contracted, virtual speech services and reduced in-house SLP FTE, creating instability for students. UTR reported a unanimous no-confidence vote in special-education leadership and warned of strike action if demands are not addressed.
Teachers, parents and the United Teachers of Richmond (UTR) used the board’s public-comment hour on Nov. 19 to lay out a series of complaints about special-education services in West Contra Costa Unified.
Multiple speech-language pathologists and special-education staff told trustees that students have experienced missed services, revolving contractors, and virtual-only therapy that they said is ineffective for early learners and those needing mouth-visibility for articulation work. Priscilla Laauo, a…
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