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Noe Magana
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
A reporter reflects on lessons learned while covering special education in San Benito County.
Over a three-year period, disabled students in San Benito County dropped out at more than twice the rate of the general student population.
Multi-tier support is helping to lower suspension numbers, but Latinos are still disproportionately represented in suspensions and dropout rates.
Students with behavioral issues are being pushed into the special education department, which is already overwhelmed.
Are San Benito County students with behavioral problems receiving appropriate mental health services, or are they being pushed into special education because of a lack of services and misdiagnosis?