Osceola County Schools will move forward with a plan to consolidate the special education department starting Aug. 11, the first day of school.
The district’s plan, which was announced earlier this year, creates special education hubs, which will force some ESE students into general education classrooms or to move to other schools in the district.
In April, parents and special education students protested outside Osceola County School Board meetings calling for the district to stop or slow the consolidation…