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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Disclaimer: the author of this article is suspect and it should be obvious that these places are going to have higher rates of suspensions and expulsions.

However, the survey results were not released and they should have been. They echo what some of us have been saying for years. These places are understaffed and not equipped to handle the types of disabilities the students have. Most CSS programs are in the same position. FCPS' answer seems to be to cut staffing and dump more of these kids back into gen ed with disastrous results. Michelle Boyd and everyone at Central Office should be deeply ashamed.

https://specialeducationaction.com/fairfax-county-students-fcps-delays-release-of-damning-data/[/quote]

Then WTH is your solution? The best you can do is post some article that you claim is already suspect and point fingers?  There are maybe 2 schools that FCPS can contract with because of the restraint & seclusion lawsuit. There simply aren’t schools out there that will comply with the very limiting restraint & seclusion.

Cutting staffing? You’re kidding right? That’s not happening by a long shot. There is NO ONE to hire.

Behaviors are off the chain since COVID. People have trashed teachers and now you’re here wagging your finger Michelle Boyd should be “deeply ashamed. For what purpose? Are you trying to get her to quit? Are YOU going to take her place? It’s a damn mystery what your end game here is, OP.

Oh wait… I know. It must be time for your weekly “Dismantle Public Education” post. You and your Moms of Liberty are here not to solve problems but to simply sow seeds of chaos. You’re not really interested in helping kids who are truly struggling with regulating themselves with real mental and behavioral health issues. You don’t give a crap about teachers and administrators who are working their butts off. You just want to sit back from your lawn chair probably not even in FCPS and lob your grenades. [/quote]

I'm OP and I'm a teacher. Moms of Liberty can KMA and the feeling is probably mutual. Hiding the report is terrible optics and being pissed about it has nothing to do with politics.

Anyway, ask anyone who reads the STAC notes about destaffing at schools like Burke. It's happening and we've been given no reasons why. Teachers have been complaining about behaviors since before Covid. FCPS stopped using ED centers and started with the Restorative Justice and PBIS stuff a few years before Covid hit. Things were already getting bad with behaviors because kids figured out quickly that there were no negative consequences anymore. Some people have forgotten this but most teachers have not. PBIS, restorative justice, and all the other stuff doesn't work for certain students. FCPS does not want to stand up ED centers anymore and fewer kids are getting ED labels for various reasons. If you want my solution, FCPS should go back to those centers and be looking at how much they need to pay to attract and retain teachers and IAs to work at them. There should absolutely be a separate pay scale and the qualifications should be higher too. Other districts do this. TJ does this. There are some cases that schools shouldn't be expected to handle. That's what residential centers are for and we need more of those too. At the very least Burke, Key, Kilmer, etc should have reading specialists and all the other supports that are legally required and at least one behavior intervention teacher onsite at all times. Those things shouldn't even be in question. Maybe we need to reevaluate the LCI if we need to keep more of the Fairfax dollars in Fairfax to fund these programs.

Sorry not sorry, but part of Michelle Boyd's job is to be onsite at these places at least periodically. Not visiting in years? Come on.

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NP - I'm really tired of people shouting "moms of liberty" any time anyone criticizes how the schools are being run. It wasn't only crazy Republicans that were upset schools were closed, I also don't want pornographic books in the school libraries - not because I'm anti-LGBTQ but because I think some things can be learnt later in life for all kids - and I think FCPS is running itself into the ground. Why are there kids in my kids' elementary school classes that have violent meltdowns every couple of weeks? My kids can't learn when kids are randomly shouting and crying because the classroom is too noisy or they get overstimulated. There should be classrooms that are quieter for kids that get easily overwhelmed - but FCPS just puts everyone together unless you happen to be put into AAP classes.

I've always been a huge proponent of not pushing my kids and letting them excel in high school or college or whenever suits them. So I didn't push for AAP - but now I regret it because the non-AAP classrooms are filled with special needs kids and my kids aren't getting much of an education at all. [/quote]

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