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Mazie Hirono: “Every public school child who receives special education…”

Featuring: Mazie Hirono, Democratic | U.S. Senate Hawaii

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IDEA Anniversary Floor Speech

Published | Video Starts at 07:02

I heard from the mother of a four year old boy who attends a Title one school in Hawaii. She was concerned about how the mass firings of special education staff threatened the services her child received. Every public school child who receives special education must have, as mentioned, an Individualized Education Program, or iep. a plan to help meet the unique needs of each student. But without the necessary trained staff to support oversight of these programs, there is no one to help guide … (07:02–07:11)

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Asserts that every public school child in special education must have an Individualized Education Program.

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