ICYMI: Special education 'in crisis' as CBE faces $47-million deficit for vulnerable students yyc yycbe abed
The Calgary Board of Education is facing a $47-million deficit for special needs funding this year, as the number of students with learning disabilities grows amid an unprecedented, post-COVID enrolment spike in September 2022.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“Special education is in crisis. And I’m really worried about it. I’m very, very worried,” said Lyndon Parakin, executive director with the Autism Calgary Association, which supports more than 3,500 families.Article content “It means those younger kids with special needs aren’t getting those critical, foundational skills,” he said.More students with needs in classroomsArticle content
With fewer staff to support those students, CBE has had to reduce “special education placements,” he added, because the most severe students require higher student-to-staff ratios, creating a domino effect.Article content
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