[freeeee]

Yet more antics by public school employees.

[johnfrink]

Gilliam said she believes her refusal to have an "Individual Education Program" drawn up for her daughter is part of the problem.

She said the plan would involve not only testing Chey-enne's intellectual capability, but also her mental and emotional health, something that is not required for most children.

Yes, idiot mom, that's the problem. I know it's horrible that your daughter has epilepsy, but she does, and you've got to go through an IEP if you want special services.

Face it, your daughter IS different, and if you want accomodations based on that difference, then you've got to, uh, follow the rules.

I can't stand parents who in one breath say they want their kids to be treated as though they are not different, but then in the next breath demand all sorts of special services.

[SilentServiceCPOWife]

One of my daughter's classmates had a working dog that came to school with him every day. The only problem I am aware of is that all of the kids wanted to pet the dog and play with it. After the situation was explained to them and they understood that the dog was there to do a job, everything was fine.

[MississippiMan]

The parents have gone to all the expense and effort to let their daughter have as normal a life as possible. And the dog approach won't cost the school system an extra nickel. Makes perfect sense for all involved, but I'm sure the school would rather stick the child in a room by herself and spend a few tens of thousands of dollars for a separate teacher and such. Common sense has left the building.

MM

[Arthalion]

The girl should be prohibited from attending the school solely on the grounds that she will be disruptive. Why should her class be disrupted and learning come to a complete halt 3 or 4 times a week while this girl has her seizures? Why should the other kids in the classroom have to sit there and watch her twitch and struggle day after day instead furthering their education, as they're supposed to. And can you imagine the social humiliation this girl is going to endure? Children are cruel, and this girl is going to be teased relentlessly and excluded from just about all of her peer groups as these kids perceive her as some kind of freak. I don't care about the dog, the girl doesn't belong in a public school.

[EdReform]

Public Schools Ping

[OldFriend]

Here in NJ a parent who refused to 'classify' their child, in other words, have an IEP, was told that the school could and would initiate a process to remove custody of the child from the parents.

[El Gato]

Hammond said in an interview that he wants to find out whether the school is legally obligated to allow Cheyenne to bring Mikki, a 55-pound Wei-mar-aner, into the classroom. The school board's attorney is reviewing the case.

You'd think he'd check the law first, then take any actions allowed under it. Or just stop being such a Clymer in the first place.

[Stonewall Jackson]

When I was in school, one of my favorite substitute teachers was blind (he had a shotgun blow up in his face) and he had his seeing-eye dog with him at all times. His other senses had been heightened because of his loss to a point that he could hear kids whispering in the back of the room and smell the smoke if anyone tried to sneak a cigarette.

[DocRock]

My daughter is highly allergic to dogs and cats, however, I would gladly work with this child's parents and the school to accommodate this animal if my child had to attend the same school.