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Parent tells board her child lacked credentialed teacher and compliant IEP for months
Summary
A parent told the South Pasadena Unified board her daughter has been without a credentialed teacher and a compliant IEP since October 2024 and said the district’s proposed MPS placement left the child without a classroom placement.
At the April 14 South Pasadena Unified School District board meeting, a parent, introduced by the board as Megan Kaiser, used public comment to describe what she said were extended failures in special-education services for her daughter.
Kaiser told the board she has attended meetings with district staff and said, “Right now, she hasn't had an education all year. South Pasadena Unified has failed to provide her with a credentialed teacher for most of this year.” She said the family moved to Monterey Hills in October 2024 and that since then they have not had a compliant individualized education program (IEP), saying, “We actually haven't had a compliant IEP since October 2024.”
Kaiser said the district required her to sign for a mutually agreed placement (MPS) that she believes is not appropriate and that, as of her remarks, “there's no spot for my daughter,” leaving her out of in-class instruction for the school year. She told the board she had raised these concerns repeatedly and urged the district to provide a compliant caseworker and appropriate placement.
The board thanked the parent for the comment and noted some improvements had occurred in response to earlier raised concerns; no formal action or vote followed in the meeting record. The board did not announce a timeline or specific remedy during the meeting.
Why it matters: Kaiser described an individual student’s claim of prolonged special-education noncompliance and placement problems — matters that can trigger statutory duties and, in some cases, due-process procedures. The parent said the family received due-process notices in the past and continues to press for a different placement.
What the transcript shows: The statements are the parent’s account presented in public comment. The board accepted the comment and moved on to scheduled agenda items; the meeting record does not include an immediate district response with specific corrective steps or a named staff assignment in that session.
