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Special Report: Problems persist within federal schools for Native Americans Alert Top Story The Department of the Interior’s Office of Inspector General is calling out the Bureau of Indian Education for allowing problems to persist at Havasupai Elementary School in Arizona. Alert Top Story The BIE has known about concerns involving the Flandreau Indian School since fall 2023. But attempts to access public records and get answers about the bureau's response have been unsuccessful. A lack of training and a disorganized system contributed to “med errors,” including some students being “given the wrong medication," said one long-time teacher at the BIE-operated Flandreau Indian School. Alert Top Story "Why are they doping up our children like this?" one parent said. "Why do they deserve to do this?" Alert Top Story The Flandreau Indian School Student and Parent handbook explicitly states, "Failure to take prescribed medication is a Health and Safety issue and can result in FIS disciplinary action.” Alert Top Story As Native American students face what one BIE superintendent called "extreme challenges," Circle of Nations School welcomed a reporter and photographer inside. "We want the exposure," an administrator said. Editor's Pick Within the federal government's sprawling Bureau of Indian Education school system, allegations of abuse, neglect and even death at BIE schools have emerged over the past two decades. Alert Top Story Thousands of reports designated for recording abuse, neglect, injuries, life-threatening incidents and death have been filed since 2008 at the 55 schools the BIE operates directly. Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy.
