Request for a public hearing

Hold hearing on BPS personnel cuts affecting students with disabilities

Last activity July 13, 2026 (2 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    June 24, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council referred this matter to the Committee on Education to hold a hearing about the impacts of recent Boston Public Schools personnel cuts on students with disabilities. The order references IDEA and FAPE, and calls for oversight ahead of the 2026-2027 school year. Introduced June 24, 2026, and referred July 8, 2026.

Affects Students with disabilities, Families of students with disabilities, and Boston Public Schools students

Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Ruthzee Louijeune, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, and Ed Flynn

Now with the Committee on Education

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Official title

Order for a hearing to discuss the impacts of recent Boston Public Schools (BPS) personnel cuts on students with disabilities.

Timeline

  1. July 8, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    On motion of Councilor Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Mejia and Murphy as original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Education.