Speech Therapists Desperately Needed for Schools

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Byline: Patrick Garmoe Daily Herald Staff Writer

For a while, some parents with children in the Special Education District of McHenry County preschool must have thought their class was a revolving door for employees.

By the time school ended this week for Huntley's Special Education District of McHenry County's preschool classes at Leggee, one therapist and five assistant teachers had quit.

A new therapist has been hired now that the year ended. But that only happened after contracting out to another company for the therapist, said Odette Little, a SEDOM speech and language technical assistant.

She admits that some preschool classes had a lot of …