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Gotbaum Wants Answers on Special Ed Placements
WNYC Newsroom
NEW YORK, NY September 06, 2008 —City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum wants to know why hundreds of Bronx parents were unable to enroll their children in Special Ed classes this week.
REPORTER: Gotbaum joined a crowd of frustrated parents Friday, as they waited in a long line at the Fordham Plaza School Registration Center. She says parents have been forced to show up repeatedly to figure out where their children will be sent for school.
GOTBAUM: There are women here who haven't been able to go to work three or four days. They're afraid they're going to lose their jobs. You know it just makes no sense so I'm going to try to find out what happened.
REPORTER: Gotbaum says she'll ask Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to investigate the delays in Special Ed placements. A Department of Education spokesman blames complex government regulations, and a lack of availability for some special needs programs.
