Houston ISD cut 21 special education teachers but says it will continue to use independently contracted providers for speech and psychology.Angela Furnari has dedicated herself to giving an underserved population of students her all.
"I established a food pantry with food toiletries and clothing drives at Benavides and had a toy drive," Furnari said. But now, she's worried the important resources she's helped provide to students at Benavides Elementary will be in jeopardy with HISD chopping nearly two dozen contracted special education teachers.
"Hopefully, that program finds adequate ways to meet their needs, but a lot of us, based on what we've seen, are skeptical of that," Furnari said. Eyewitness News asked HISD about the cuts. In a statement, the district said it has adequate staff, resulting in 21 independently contracted teachers being terminated. The district added that it will continue to use independently contracted providers for speech and psychology to meet students' needs.
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