Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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‘The school knows I need this support’: Gunn Special Education department balances inclusivity with meeting students’ needs

‘The school knows I need this support’: Gunn Special Education department balances inclusivity with meeting students’ needs

Kaitlyn Chen and Fenton Zarlengo December 9, 2023

As of 2021, 1,069 PAUSD students — one in 10 — had physical or cognitive disabilities. Most of these students were part of PAUSD’s Special Education program (also known as SpEd), according to the website Disability Almanac. To ensure students with disabilities receive equitable instruction,...

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District provides resources remotely for disadvantaged, Special Education students

Mia Knezevic, Forum Editor, Photo Editor and Oracle-SEC Liaison May 24, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) have been closed since March 13 to protect the health and safety of students and staff. While every student has been impacted by adjusting to online learning, the students who have previously relied on the district...

Graphic by Elizabeth Zu

Special Education program aims to provide equal access to education

Elizabeth C December 2, 2016

Written by Elizabeth Chung and Grace Ding In 1975, P.L. 94-142, the law that guaranteed a free appropriate public education to each child with a disability, was passed to ensure equal educational opportunities for students with special needs. This called for the official formation of special...

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