SCUSD Area 4 Candidate Jay Martinez Cites Special Education As Top Priority

Name: JAY MARTINEZCandidate for: Sacramento Unified School District Board, Area 4Occupation: Small business owner& List the top three issues you plan to address along with possible solutions.Special education: SCUSD has had ongoing issues with failing its special education population and Black population in special education since 2017, unfortunately. Parents of the district of special-needs students initially held specific sessions back then to try and address these inequalities of students not getting the proper education they deserve, and for not receiving attention for [individualized education] plans for each individual student. Nothing was done.Regarding Black special education students in the district, I believe that the Black Parallel School Board filing a suit against SCUSD was the last thing they wanted to do, but was a necessary action due to the continued failures in special education. The BPSB to me seems to take this issue very seriously, and I think that the prescription that they have can largely work to be followed in order to finally get Black special education students – and all special education students – to succeed.What needs to be done to bring SCUSD into compliance with state special education law and to ensure that children with disabilities receive an...