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After 41 SESIS errors over two hours, a special-ed teacher joins a push for reform

When her son was in pre-kindergarten, Tiffany Zerges asked the city to find out whether he had a disability and to come up with a plan to serve him. “Although by law we were allowed a response to our request within 60 days,” Zerges said at a special-education forum this week, “60 days came and went, then 90, then 120 days.”

Fariña: System overhaul will improve special-ed issues

The coming school-system overhaul will improve special education services for students, Chancellor Carmen Fariña promised Monday night.