LPS Officials Will Respond to NY Times OpEd Alleging 'Terrifying' Treatment of Special Needs Student
School officials are “very concerned” over allegations of mistreatment of a kindergartener with speech and language delays.
A opinion piece published this weekend by the New York Times has gone viral here in Lexington and has residents and school officials concerned over allegations of mistreatment a 5-year-old student in the Lexington Public Schools. The piece, penned by Bill Lichtenstein, paints a disturbing portrait of a kindergartener with speech and language delays being shut away in a “seclusion room.” According to Lichtenstein, the incidents involving his daughter, Rose, at the Lexington Public Schools occurred six years ago and the action the family brought against the LPS was settled when the district agreed to pay for Rose’s treatment. However, Lichtenstein’s allegations—particularly the part when he describes arriving at the unnamed school with his …
Cathleen Favio
9:51 am on Thursday, October 18, 2012
It isnt just parents of children enrolled in SPED at LPS. I have a child in kindergarten at LPS and I too have experienced the attitude that the school knows best. They may know a lot about teaching and curricullum, and ways to boost the MCAS scores, but the school adminstration are sadly misinformed when it comes to social/emotional development. I find the principal unwilling to genuinely listen… more ›