so karen chow, max ewen, liz mcmil an, melina milligan, dori schrader, karen -- actually, you guys have less. they're all the same, so hold on. liz, nono, carrie bates, hermone ayer, and wendy perez, so just hold on one second. actually, i have nine speakers, so i'll give you ten minutes. okay. first speaker. >> hi. my name's max. i'm here to speak on behalf of my son, lucas, who goes to lafayette, and first grade was kind of rough for him. it's due to poor handling of his i.e.p. by school staff and administrator. this year, he's much better. he's made a lot of progress. he's not afraid to go on stage to perform with the rest of the classes, and he loves opera music. there's a three part nuskal called odadios center. this is all part of his second grade teacher who's engaged him with his peers. lucas has made tremendous progress this year due to being in an inclusive environment championed by a second grade teacher. the way we heard that his teacher is facing an arbitrary no cause did i see -- dismissal, we felt angry and betrayed, so we reached out to school administration. i strongly