Some students at a metro middle school are finishing up a steam project to help kids with special needs. The project involves rewiring toys so those who struggle with fine motor skills can use them.

The free event invited children with special needs and their families to enjoy a sensory-friendly egg hunt, carnival games, activities, and food. Kids got the chance to search for the thousands of ...

Last year, Simmers and fellow special ed teacher Emily Rositas pitched the idea of the sensory room to Kelly Principal Kelli Tannahill, and then to the school’s parent-teacher organization. Similar ...