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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