School District Accused of Putting Disabled Students in Wooden Crates While Promoting “Diversity”

Every major failure in public education follows the same pattern: administrators become fluent in slogans while their most basic duties collapse.
The unfolding ⁠scandal⁠ in the Salmon River Central School District is a case study in how a system that advertises “values” can fail students in practice—spectacularly, expensively, and with little accountability.
Salmon River Central School District serves roughly ⁠1,300⁠ students in Fort Covington, New York, near the Canadian border. The district spends approximately ⁠$41 million⁠ annually, translating to about ⁠$29,000⁠ per student. Under any reasonable standard, that level of funding should produce strong academic outcomes and attentive student support.