Nicole Adler

I am strongly opposed to SB 101for many reasons, but especially for the added challenges that students with disabilities would face. For students with disabilities, open enrollment would split responsibility between districts, which would slow down and complicate services. A student’s home district would still be legally responsible for making sure the student receives a free appropriate public education and all the services in their Individualized Education Program (“IEP”), even if the student attends school somewhere else. That means districts would need to write and oversee IEPs in schools across the state, which increases the chances of miscommunication, delays, and inconsistent services. Districts already face these problems with current cross-district placements, and open enrollment would significantly worsen these situations.