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Chaos in Kansas Citys Special Education: A Year of Turmoil and Neglect - A certified teacher for deaf and hard of hearing kids quit over a year ago due to daily bullying, ignored federal rules, and retaliation fears. Multiple teachers have left, leaving the program short-staffed. Audits and federal corrective action plans highlight mistrust, bad communication, and over-disciplining of Black special ed students. Deaf students went semesters without proper sign language interpreters, and collaborative classes are overcrowded, isolating special ed kids. The countys special ed cooperative is dissolving, and district leaders multi-year fix is seen as lip service. With special ed needs surging nationwide, KCKPS insists on improvement, but frontline voices warn students are still suffering until real changes occur.

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