Tag: Maryland
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‘Critical Shortage’ of Special Education Teachers as Kids Head Back to School
This article was published on NBC Washington by Scott MacFarlane, Katie Leslie and Jeff Piper on April 23, 2021. Washington, D.C.-area public schools are suffering a “critical shortage” of special education teachers as students return from the long year of virtual learning, according to a review by the News4 I-Team. A lack of available special…
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Disability community at odds on bill requiring cameras in special education classrooms
This article was published on WMAR Baltimore by Mallory Sofastaii on March 18, 2021. BALTIMORE — Parents and legislators are trying for a second time to get cameras in self-contained special education classrooms. The bill stalled in the General Assembly last year and is facing similar push back this year. The legislation aims to install…
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Family sues MCPS, alleging that special education son was assaulted in bathroom
This article was published on Bethesda Magazine by Caitlynn Peetz on March 3, 2021. A second local family has filed a lawsuit against the Montgomery County school system alleging their special education child was assaulted by a classmate because individual aides failed to supervise them. The family, unnamed in court documents, says that their young…
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He wasn’t educated properly’: Baltimore City High Schooler Reads at Third-Grade Level
This article was published on Fox Baltimore by Chris Papst on February 24, 2021. BALTIMORE (WBFF) – Thousands of students, especially those with disabilities, continue to fall behind as many schools remain closed to in-person learning. But a movement is underway nationally to hold school systems accountable. And that movement has come to Maryland. In…
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Parents of special education students fear academic, social losses
This article was published on Bethesda Magazine by Caitlynn Peetz on February 8, 2021. When Montgomery County schools first closed in March, it was confusing for Dana Chan’s 10-year-old son, Ryder, who has Down syndrome. The disrupted routine that’s often hard for children with developmental disabilities to process, lack of regular therapy services and abrupt…