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A multi-year investigative report has shown that High Road Schools, a group of eight publicly funded, privately run schools for children in special education, must make improvements. 

The report cites several incidents of teachers without proper certification managing classrooms,overuse of restraint and seclusion, and a total lack of proper education for “the state’s most vulnerable students.” 

Today, we hear from the authors of this report: the Office of the Child Advocate and Disability Rights Connecticut. You can read the full report here.

If you have a student at High Road Schools, or if you're a parent navigating special education, we want to hear from you.

The Connecticut State Department of Education and High Roads Schools have responded to this report. You can view their response to investigation

GUESTS:
Sarah Eagen: Connecticut Child Advocate
Tom Cosker: Disability Advocate at Disability Rights Connecticut
Penny Spencer: Educational Consultant, Associate Professor, Department of Education at the University of Saint Joseph

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<a href="https://www.disrightsct.org/investigative-reports" data-cms-ai="0">A multi-year investigative report</a> has shown that High Road Schools, a group of eight publicly funded, privately run schools for children in special education, must make improvements. 
The report cites <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-03-12/new-report-details-shortfalls-in-several-ct-special-education-programs-suggests-state-action" data-cms-ai="0">several incidents of teachers without proper certification managing classrooms,</a>overuse of restraint and seclusion, and a total lack of proper education for “the state’s most vulnerable students.” 
Today, we hear from the authors of this report: the Office of the Child Advocate and Disability Rights Connecticut. You can read the <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/OCA/OCA-Recent-Publications/2024-Publications/3122024-OCA-DRCT-Investigative-Report-on-High-Road-Schools.pdf" data-cms-ai="0">full report here.</a>
If you have a student at High Road Schools, or if you're a parent navigating special education, we want to hear from you.
The Connecticut State Department of Education and High Roads Schools have responded to this report. You can view their <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/OCA/OCA-Recent-Publications/2024-Publications/OCA-DRCT-High-Road-Report-Responses.pdf" data-cms-ai="0">response to investigation</a>
GUESTS:
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<li>Sarah Eagen: <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/oca" data-cms-ai="0">Connecticut Child Advocate</a></li>
<li>Tom Cosker: <a href="https://www.disrightsct.org/" data-cms-ai="0">Disability Advocate at Disability Rights Connecticut</a></li>
<li>Penny Spencer: Educational Consultant, Associate Professor, <a href="https://www.usj.edu/faculty/andrea-penny-spencer-ph-d/" data-cms-ai="0">Department of Education at the University of Saint Joseph</a></li>
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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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