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Granite Parents and Community Defending Special Education

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Talisha Boyer Verified
27 days ago

My sons special education team is wonderful and got my son to grade level in most areas. They deserve more funding not less. Imagine what they could do for our children with more funding versus threats of cuts.

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Mildred Martensen Verified
27 days ago

Because all students at every level need teachers trained at that level for that level. That’s all students from gifted and talented, those were special needs.

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Christine Forstner Verified
27 days ago

Students with adaptive needs need to receive the best support and instructions they require to achieve greater success and reach their fullest potential.

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Shannon Gates Verified
27 days ago

As a mother of a special needs wonderful, phenomenally blessed imaginative, and highly creative, astoundingly BEAUTIFUL, fragile soul, budget cuts like this that devour my son’s needs and all others with such needs, disregard without mercy. Sickeningly, innocent children’s “critical oxygen” is coldly and brutally exterminated. Our children are gifts, the very future of our nation. If you ignore their needs, the horrific historical consequences of past self-serving atrocities will ensure harm

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Sarah Kunz Verified
27 days ago

As a former special education teacher and advocate for children’s rights the school environment should be accessible for all children

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Wanda Paul Verified
27 days ago

Supporting Neice with Special needs. This is so important

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Cecilia Gomez Verified
27 days ago

"Knowledge itself is power"- Sir Francis Bacon

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Karla Disney Verified
27 days ago

As a former teacher I worked with special needs children. This extra help is so important to these students. I have a granddaughter who is autistic and I can see how much being in SPED and having the individual interaction is helping her. All special needs children deserve this service to aid in a successful educational experience.

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Joni Koehn Verified
27 days ago

A child that needs your help is related to me through my grand daughter, it’s very important to her that her cousin continues to get the help that he and his family needs. 🙏 thank you 🙏

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Hannah Sutton Verified
27 days ago

As a paraprofessional in Weber school district, it’s imperative that SPED programs stay funded. I have seen first hand what budget cuts can do to students and it’s awful when the educator’s hands are tied.

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Linda Davis Verified
27 days ago

As a Special Education Teacher of 42 years, it is a travesty to seriously underfund Special Education programs for students. The purpose of an IEP is to be able to meet the needs of these students. Without funding, it feels like it should be a legal violation of their IEP!

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Shanna Milam Verified
27 days ago

My cousin's child needs 1:1 support to be successful in his classroom.

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Cherie Martensen Verified
27 days ago

My grandson is in need of 1 on 1 special behavioral care and I want him to have the best opportunity available for success in school

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Emily Barton Verified
27 days ago

My son has absolutely flourished with his IEP. No child should be denied the support they need.

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Bristol Andrews Verified
27 days ago

I am a cousin of Cameron Bardsley who is such a special kid who deserves one on one attention to help him be successful in school. He is smart, kind, and loving, and no cut should be made because school has helped him and has had such an impact on his family as well. As his family I appreciate those who signed this petition and all of those who sacrifice their time in helping my cousin he is truly deserving, as a student to the right of education! No matter the disability everyone deserves it!!

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Robert Edminster Verified
27 days ago

This would directly affect my child

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Larissa Edminster Verified
27 days ago

As a parent, I have seen firsthand how essential special education services are for my son. These supports are not extras—they are what allow him to access his education and make meaningful progress. I urge the district to protect these services rather than asking vulnerable students to pay the price for an administrative mistake.

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Leslie Baker Verified
27 days ago

I have worked with special needs students as a one on one nurse. Without medical and Behavioral support many children will simply not be able to attend school or teach their potential. I urge you not to cut these Funds.

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Micah Treloar Verified
27 days ago

1on1 support is super important to kids with disabilities that cannot learn the same way other children can. It is important to give them the care and extra support they need to grow and excel in school.

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Jennifer Salazar Verified
27 days ago

I have a child with autism and this affects us directly as we also have friends with autism