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Special education teacher Penny Litchfield works with students during an Integrated Co-Teaching class session at Ridge Street Elementary School in 2021. It’s a program managed by the Pupil Services Department, the budget of which has been the subject of discussion—and frustration—among the Blind Brook Board of Education members.

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The rising costs of special education

Pupil services costs keep increasing at Blind Brook Schools, but is there any wiggle room?

When the Blind Brook Board of Education met for a line-by-line presentation of the fiscally tight 2024-25 budget on Mar. 16, members of the board expressed concern over several areas that continue to see spiked spending. Among those departments is pupil services.

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