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Jeff Sessions Slammed A Law Protecting Schoolchildren With Disabilities
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Chai77
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Re: Jeff Sessions Slammed A Law Protecting Schoolchildren With Disabilities
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From what I read he is not trying to repeal it but trying to make sense of a law where the law is on the side of the special needs kid and their parents no matter how the child behaves at school and no matter how much this child disrupts the class. I am not a special ed teacher or any type of teacher nor am I the parent of a special ed child BUT if I did have a special Ed child in a classroom with a child that was consistently disrupting the class and causing harm to the teacher and his or her classmates and the schools hands were tied because of a law then this would upset me. if they are not held accountable for their actions during their school years then what is going to happen to them when they leave school and have to deal with reality. Don't we teach our kids right from wrong? Why not allow a child with a disability to learn these life skills too?
Anyway maybe I am not reading it the way you guys are but tweaking this law which is what he seems to want to do might not be in the worst interest of the child.
Signed : Most definitely NOT a trump supporter
No offense, but you clearly do not understand this law, and neither does Sessions. That's not how it works. If a disabled child is harming the teacher and/or other students despite appropriate accommodations, the student will be moved to a more restrictive setting if the district and parents are doing their jobs. This is true 95% of the time in my experience.
And saying they need to learn these "life skills" suggests they are just rotten children who are choosing to act this way. If they are disabled, they can not help it.
I should have made it absolutely clear - I was referring ONLY to the child I was describing. Not all children with disabilities before you all paint me into some kind of monster. This child was unable to feed himself or toilet himself at the age of 8. What this child needed was LIFE SKILLS. But because his parents had the right to keep him in general ed it was a huge disservice to everyone involved. Especially the child.
And Sessions had numerous examples of people using the Act as defense of a number of other issues. I think it might be you that does not understand what he is trying to address. He also points out that the schools are supposed to receive federal funding and they are only receiving a fraction of the funding they were promised. He's pointing out how the Act is not being followed the way it was supposed to be.
I read the OP so I read the exact quotes of what Sessions said. And I read the full article.
But you're right that I don't understand what he is trying to address. Because it makes NO sense. And it stinks of thinly veiled discrimination and blaming of disabled students for larger teacher and school district issues.
In the case your relative experienced, you are incorrect that the parents can choose to place the child in gen ed. What they can do is refuse to consent to the district's recommended placement. So by default, he would remain in gen ed. Fine but important distinction. Then the district brings the parent to what's called an impartial hearing where an education type of judge hears both sides and legally mandates the appropriate placement.
That's the process but it can take a great deal of time for that to happen. That is not IDEAs fault. IDEA is a good law put into place bc districts used to just ship off, warehouse and write off all disabled students whether they were learning disabled, mentally ill, had Down syndrome or a hearing impairment. You didn't fit the mold, and you were shipped off. Do you have a special needs child? I'm going to guess no bc I think you'd feel differently if you did. And if you do, I'm surprised at your defense of this disgrace.
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Re: Jeff Sessions Slammed A Law Protecting Schoolchildren With Disabilities
Posted by Chai77
I read the OP so I read the exact quotes of what Sessions said. And I read the full article.
Wait, did you only read the article or did you read my link to his entire speech? If you did I am confused at why you don't see how HP took those quotes TOTALLY out of context.
And also, I want to point out that this speech was given a long time ago and potentially helped put in place some reforms of the system.
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