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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did anyone see on the news that a student with autism was missing from the school one day this week.

The principal released a statement on Monday evening but didn’t thoroughly explain explain.

Based on the news report, cameras are under repair. That is a major concern. How long are they under repair and when would the community be notified.

[b]Also, the mom said her son was missing for 15-20 minutes. That’s is OUTRAGEOUS! And they said the principal offered her another school. 
Are you freaking kidding me? You lose my autistic child and offer me somewhere else to go. What happened here? How was this able to take place and who was responsible? Was anyone penalized?[/b] [/quote] The principal should be FIRED! When your child goes missing any thing could have happened. How could offering another school help BEFORE the student was found?[/quote]

I assume the offer was after the child was found and part of the principal’s attempt to apologize (i.e., understand trusting us again would be very hard, will help you get an alternative placement). The Chisholm principal is [b]generally excellent [/b](I am at a nearby school and jealous), so I would be very hesitant to assume any kind of bad intent on her part.[/quote]
Then why is the class overenrolled?  Wouldn't the principal advocate for these students? [/quote]

The principal can't. Central office determines how many kids are allowed per type of special ed classroom. And they don't have enough teachers, so central office just keeps increasing the numbers 'allowed' in those classrooms. It's horrendously unsafe.[/quote]

There have never been enough sped teachers and support staff and now it's even worse. Post-pandemic there are 2,400 more students with disabilities than there was pre-pandemic. 1,000 are in DCPS and 1,400 are in charters. Students classified as having disabilities grew 18%. SPED has always been difficult to staff but now there are more students who need these services. [/quote]

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