State finds systemic racism in DPS affective needs program; orders fixes.
with the Colorado Department of Education, alleging that the DPS systemically denied Black students who were identified with disabilities and placed in affective needs programs an appropriate public education.
Bisceglia, who has worked in the disability education space for over a decade, says that the DPS has always had a problem of over-identifying Black students, particularly boys, as having emotional disabilities. “We knew that there were concerns and issues, but it really has been shocking, the scope,” says Julie Rottier-Lukens, executive director of the Office of Exceptional Student Services for Denver Public Schools. “We, and I include our district leadership team, including the superintendent...are immediately prepared to address this head on.”
But Bisceglia didn’t approve of the broader focus, arguing that the district was going back on its commitment to the students in affective needs programming, who have one of the lowest graduation rates. “There was a promise that they were going to do something, that they recognize the issues, that they recognize the harm that their practices were causing,” she says. “At the last minute, they said, ‘No, we're going to put this on the back burner. We're not going to move this forward.
The fourth conclusion found that teachers at two schools didn’t possess the proper certifications and licenses to teach in affective needs programs; Bisceglia says that shows the district's lack of support for teachers.
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