Please feel free to contact who ever can help. I am always looking to help Mary at home or school.
Thanks
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 16:05:22 -0600
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Schools and Special needs Children Grrrrrr!
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> John and Kat,
>
> School districts are also responsible under IDEA, which has some real
> "teeth," in that districts can lose their federal funding if they don't
> comply. I've got a friend who practices educational law who might have a
> contact in Idaho. He went to law school in Utah, and now practices in
> Wyoming. John, with your permission I'll contact Isaac and find out if he
> does. I'll also call Jon Lyksett again on Monday and check with him.
>
> Kendall
>
> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 4:23 AM, Kathleen Salkin <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
> > The reason - money, or the lack of it. State and local school systems are
> > so strapped for cash that they can't afford special programs or hire
> > special
> > needs teachers. It would seem the advances of the ADA has gone by the
> > wayside because everyone's scrambling to survive this recession.
> >
> > Kat
> >
> > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > jon, those idiots! wtf is it with not fitting in?! 40-50 years ago, i
> > > attended a special (gag) school, but at least they were not so damned
> > > paranoid. I wore long leg braces, used a walker at school, and had to
> > wear a
> > > helmet when i was walking at school until jr high... i recall after 6th
> > > grade my mom was always fighting the school on something.... i would have
> > > hoped parents today wouldn't have to fight so much! but i am wrong!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Tamar
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Tamar Mag Raine, Commissioner,
> > >
> > > Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with Disabilities
> > >
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > > http://www.zazzle.com/TamarMag*
> > > www.cafepress.com/tamarmag
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: JOHN RUNER <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 6:50:56 PM
> > > Subject: Schools and Special needs Children Grrrrrr!
> > >
> > > The public school system is irritating the heck out of me! I have a
> > > supportive teacher here and there but the more complicated Mary becomes
> > the
> > > more they (the teachers/ the system) seem to tell me oh don't do that or
> > we
> > > can't or won't do this! I am seriously becoming irritated. Today it
> > was
> > > don't give her a walker even if medically necessary it will single her
> > out
> > > too much just leave it home and we will "try" to watch her. Before it
> > was
> > > don't tell she needs to be taught differently or adaptive technology.
> > > Grrrrrr!!!!!
> > >
> > > Homeschool might be tuff but atleast I can both listen to the doctors and
> > > teach Mary in caring repectfu, safe way! I would really like to educate
> > > these educators!!!
> > >
> > > John Runer
> > >
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>
> Kendall
>
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
> depends on the unreasonable man.
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