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- Tue, 05/19/2009 - 09:06
Making the front page CNN.com this morning is the report that is naming the shortcomings in the public schools system with regard to the handling of special education students. Featured in this CNN video host Roland Martin speaks to Barbara Trader, Executive Director of TASH speaks about the report, the school system, and the congressional hearings that will be taking place because of it.
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I would have to say yes on a very large scale.
Punishing children for their disability and calling the law when the no one was actually hurt. This is intimidation. They want parents of special needs children to go away.
Services suddenly materialize when a lawsuit is filed. The onus is on the parent to keep the district accountable. No politician cares. There is no government agency to monitor the districts here in Texas (other than on TAKS results). The school can do whatever they want and if the parent knows the laws and knows their rights have been violated then they have to get a lawyer and go through a very costly due process.
It is easier and cheaper to go away which is why most parents of asperger kids either homeschool or have found a private school.