UpdatedTue, Feb 23, 2021 at 8:09 am CT
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Elmhurst School District 205 has about 1,300 students on special needs plans, according to the Illinois Report Card. The district has more than 8,000 students. (Shutterstock)
ELMHURST, IL The six candidates for the Elmhurst School District 205 board had much good to say about the local special education program during a weekend event, with one challenger calling it top-notch. Yet a board member said the program s parents are exhausted fighting the district. I m told that parents need to advocate for their children at every turn, board member Jim Collins said during a virtual forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Clearly, there is a reason they assume fighting is a more practical option than having a conversation. I think many of our special ed parents are simply exhausted.