A I have been asking around in the Deaf community about if they know of a school that has denied placemnt for a child with down's syndrome because I really would like to know what school did that so I can help out as I work in a program for deaf children with additional needs. Like if the school doesn't have th resources, I can contact their curriculm specialist and give them a list of resources so this child's are adequately met.
Shel- they do have a "Special Day Class" so they do have the resources. Although, it certainly wouldn't hurt for them to have additional ideas and resources. I will connect with the attorney and see what he says about providing the name of the school.
The only documentation I have from the DOE is the report from the compliance complaint which clearly states that it's confidential. If I get the go ahead, I'll provide the name. I'm sure you can understand my hesitancy in making that public, before I have confirmation that it's okay to do so.
It was never my intent to "bash deaf schools"- more that I wanted to draw attention to this case which isn't that uncommon. This is another piece of the educational system that needs to be rectified.
Just because a child has a secondary disability doesn't cancel out the way they receive information.