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At Washington State Special Education Schools, Years of Abuse Complaints and Lack of Academics || by Mike Reicher and Lulu Ramadan :: ProPublica

Posted by Newsbytes • Profile • 12/05/22 at 07:21PM • Community • Education, Literacy • Government • Public Interest • See more by Newsbytes

"Northwest SOIL promised to help students with serious disabilities. But when school districts urged action, the state let the private school stay open and receive millions in tax dollars..... For years, the complaints languished with Washington state education officials." ...."Northwest SOIL’s corporate owner, Universal Health Services, has for years skimped on staffing and basic resources while pressuring managers to enroll more students than the staff could handle..." Read more at ProPublica