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From: "Rayna Lamb" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: A new introduction


> Welcome to the list Norma.
> I just wanted to say, thank you so much for telling us about your
> school experiences.  Like you, I had a very hard time in school.  I
> was subjected to continual physical and emotional harrassment by other
> students for nearly 10 years.  The school environment was not adapted
> to make things easier for me - there were many steep steps without
> handrails, for example.  Unlike yours however, my parents never did
> anything about the harrassment (they said the kids were picking on me
> because I was obnoxious), despite my continually telling them about
> it.  Neither did the teachers.  I am so happy to see that your mother
> did go into bat for you to do something about the way you were
> treated.
> It's great that you are a kindegarten teacher now, kids of that age
> are just wonderful, aren't they?
>
> Again, welcome to the list.
>
> Rayna
>