Teachers, administrators and parent volunteers welcomed children back to school in Seattle on Wednesday following a weeklong educators strike that delayed the start of classes.
, especially those with special needs or learning difficulties that have been exacerbated by the pandemic.“There’s just a huge struggle going on for workers trying to really fight for what it is that they believe in and what they need to do their jobs appropriately,” Banks said. “So I totally understood and I’m on board. My son’s in special ed, so knowing that they’re fighting for mental health supports and better special education made perfect sense to me.
The district had sought to increase the amount of time disabled children spend in general education classrooms, and also to eliminate ratios dictating how many students may be assigned to each special-education professional. The district said that would allow it to focus on student needs rather than fixed staffing ratios, but teachers worried it would mean less support, higher case-loads and less time to spend with each student.
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