At the start of a new school year, some Edgewood Independent School District parents said they are dealing with old problems.

Parents created a petition outlining concerns about limited transparency, students being placed in suspension without parent notification, incomplete special education support for students and bullying.

As of Thursday, about 200 parents signed the petition.

“I know the change isn’t going to happen overnight,” said Jessica Rodriguez, who helped put the petition together. “The district is failing and we need help.”

Rodriguez is a mom of two in the school district. She said she’s been dealing with problems for years.

“I found out that my son was basically being extorted and bribed,” she said. “People were bullying him by putting hands on him.”

The petition is sev

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