Utah: Problems at schools for blind students don’t violate law
July 31st, 2009From the Salt Lake Tribune:
Incomplete student evaluations, untrained teachers and poor Braille translations of textbooks and test booklets are among failings cited in a state probe of Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
But these problems don’t constitute a violation of state and federal laws guaranteeing visually impaired children a “free, appropriate education,” say the report’s authors.
Advocates who called for the investigation are appealing the decision. Ron Gardner, president of the Utah chapter of the National Federation for the Blind, said the report amounted to “people within the state office asking themselves if they’ve done a good job.”

