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Originally Posted by deafdyke
Awww......*hugs*
One thing I would do is if you have any kids who have involved parents....talk to the parents and make sure that those kids get placed in a better schooling sitution ASAP!!!! Maybe suggest the possibilty of relocating or sending their kids to live with relatives in other states that have good dhh programs? It's very common for parents of special needs kids to relocate for better schools.
Are there any other regional programs for the dhh?
What kind of "multihandicapped" kids do you have? I know it's hard to tell how affected kids like that are. Maybe suggest to those parents that they have their kids evaluated at places like United Cerebal Palsy or the Arc.......those places might be able to take some of your students.
Oh, and your experiance just totally 100% refutes that mainstream sped is so fucking broken. It really is too bad that your state doesn't have a Deaf School.
You know what? Maybe a good idea might be to contact local media or a local writer, and have them do an expose on how bad the program is. Sort of like that book by whatshisface, the one about the schools in Chicago, the Bronx,and E Saint Louis. You know....it might not be directly the administrations fault. They might be a bit iffy about hiring new aids and stuff both b/c they're unfamilair with the intensiveness of sped, and also b/c of budget cut issues. Pisses me off............
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I agree.
While there's an issue of "equality", I still think that those with unique needs should be placed in schools designed for those needs. If not, then the current school should adjust and/or make additions in order to accommodate those needs.
When I entered elementary school, it was my first exposure to a sign-language community. So, i was placed in an all-deaf class. A year later, they started involving us with a few hearing class activities. Based on observations, they felt that a few of us were ready to be mainstreamed... and placed us in a few mainstreamed classes a couple years later. By the time I was in the 8th grade, I was fully mainstreamed. In high school, there were a few students who had severe learning disabilities and were placed in one all-deaf classroom.