SSEPAC shared a report to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) on August 13th, 2025 regarding the upcoming district review of Somerville Public Schools (SPS) for the 2025-2026 school year.
RFK Jr. proposed a federal autism registry, triggering immediate alarm among autistic individuals, families, clinicians, and disability-rights advocates. Kennedy described this project as part of a nationwide “disease registry,” mischaracterizing autism as a disease rather than a lifelong neurodevelopmental disability.
