Tag: Florida
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School leaders question each other’s motives as Sarasota board debates special-ed recordings
This article was published on the Sarasota Herald-Tribune by Ryan McKinnon on July 28, 2021. The fallout from a costly, protracted special education scandal continued to divide the Sarasota County School Board Tuesday, as school leaders questioned each other’s motives during a heated discussion over special education policy. The question at hand: Should parents be allowed…
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Lakeland students build plane for people with physical disabilities
This article was published on ABC Action News by Robert Boyd on April 21, 2021. LAKELAND — Hundreds of pilots were at the Sun ’n Fun Air Show, but not many of them can say they built their own plane. That’s exactly what three high school students have been doing and the end result will…
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Palm Beach County School District ‘excessively’ Baker Acts students, study says
This article was published on CBS 12 by Lexi Nahl on March 30, 2021. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A new case study by the Southern Poverty Law Center describes the sometimes harmful effects of invoking the Florida Mental Health Act, otherwise known as the “Baker Act.” According to researchers, Palm Beach County serves as…
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Lawmaker hopes to ban the practice of secluding FL students and limit other restrictions
This article was published on the Florida Phoenix by Danielle J.Brown on March 3, 2021. State Rep. Bobby DuBose is pushing lawmakers to outright ban the traumatic practice of secluding students and limit other restrictions facing children, particularly those with disabilities in Florida. DuBose, a Democrat who represents part of Broward County, has filed legislation…
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Bills to bolster education plans for students with disabilities teed up for Session
This article was published on Florida Politics by Renzo Downey on February 22, 2021. Bills designed to help students with disabilities plot out their continuing education after they graduate high school are ready to move through the House and Senate. Sen. Annette Taddeo and Rep. Allison Tant‘s legislation (SB 726/HB 173) have now both been assigned to committees…
