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Article: Special education meetings canceled; Some parents protest school board decision
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- January 27, 2006
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The Patriot Ledger
QUINCY - Three special education parents unleashed an unusual
tirade on the school committee, accusing it of shunning an especially
needy contingent of students.
At issue last night was the dissolving of a joint subcommittee of
special education parents and school committee members, which met
four times each year since the late 1990s.
"To eliminate this portion of your responsibility two weeks into
your new term is a travesty," said Bonnie Marcel, the parent of a 13-
year-old boy with autism.
School officials see the disbanding of the committee differently.
"I've been at almost all the meetings, and I'm seeing there's no
systemic problems," committee member Dave McCarthy ...