WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN. That's a message RICK STARBARD put forth in Monday night's LSC Debate. It seems we are spending around 10 % of LPS's budget on 1% of of our student population. These are for outside placement for services we don't provide. Let me help you put that number into perspective, that is $10,000,000.
If the placements are going outside, usually the DOE is involved and we have no choice. Services that the child is entitled to are not available here. Why? Lynn is what the 5th LARGEST school district and we have to contract with some smaller district for services and programs we should be providing? MARBLEHEAD has enough money and besides people LEARN better at home.
Now I have heard rumblings about some politicians also abusing these outside placements. I don't know about that. All I'm saying is if we had the necessarily mandated programs in place, there could be no potential for abuse. MAKE IT SO.
I was in a meeting recently where Unions were blamed for Lynn's lack of programs and services for special needs kids. And these weren't just the ramblings of some disgruntled LPS employee, this came straight out of the mouth of a Department Head.
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