Providence Speech Pathologists Warn of Caseload Crisis

Providence Speech Pathologists Warn of Caseload Crisis

Providence speech-language pathologists say staffing pressures are putting students’ access to mandated services at risk. One therapist with two decades on the job says she is responsible for 78 students, 18 above her contract-negotiated cap. She and other district therapists told the Providence School Board that the city needs to move faster to fill vacant positions and rethink how the work is staffed. Therapists Describe a Shortage a Decade in…