OR. Number of special education students is rising while graduation numbers diminish in Oregon

The number of students in special education across Oregon continues to increas

Since 2008-09, the number has risen by 2,727 kids — a 3.3 percent growth rate, which is faster than Oregon’s population growth of 2.6 percent in that period.

Much of the increase has been in autism, which continued an upward trend with an additional 1,115 students during the last three years.

Since the Department of Education started overseeing and censoring what programs teachers could use to maintain an orderly educational environment conducive to learning, none of the six districts — PortlandBeavertonHillsboroGresham-Barlow,North Clackamas and Reynolds — in the Portland Metro area met the target of 65 percent or more of its special education students graduating from high school in four years with a regular diploma.  Portland managed just a 29% graduation rate.

The failure to meet projected educational targets can be seen as a direct result of the policies unlawfully implemented by the School Safety Department within Oregon’s Department of Education.  With teachers and administrators restricted from maintaining a safe school environment conducive to learning, teachers are spending their time indulging bad behavior at the expense of the education of its students.

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