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libdem4life

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43. Not to mention getting the child to special ed in the first place. Swinging from the chandeliers?
Tue Dec 18, 2012, 12:55 AM
Dec 2012

No problem. Deal with it. This is full inclusion.

Washington used to be one of the highest-funded states for education. Now it's on a par with HiPointDem Dec 2012 #1
Thanks, there it is right there, " what's available". We spend trillions on destructive wars, Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #2
talk to the democrats in DC because part of it is their fault. but washington state has HiPointDem Dec 2012 #3
And you're certain he was served well in his school? do tell..since you seem so sure of Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #4
FYI, the kid was HOME-SCHOOLED after elementary, so get off your hobbyhorse. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #5
You're as informed about this story as AC 360....so save it for someone else. n/t Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #6
I'm from Connecticut, bright light. n/t Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #7
Jr. High School can be a traumatic change from the security of one desk, one teacher, one room libdem4life Dec 2012 #12
the caps are for emphasis. the poster is riding his personal hobbyhorse. an article about problems HiPointDem Dec 2012 #15
You do not know that. The school may have required that he be totally medicated to attend school. libdem4life Dec 2012 #19
the school MAY HAVE required him to wear a clown suit and wave his dick to music, too. there's HiPointDem Dec 2012 #20
OK. Carry on. Wave his dick????? Yikes. libdem4life Dec 2012 #23
Baloney. Schools cannot require kids to be "totally medicated". proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #39
No? Maybe in Kansas. And I've been out of the CA system for awhile, but if a child has been libdem4life Dec 2012 #44
That is false. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #46
Relax. It's not the schools prescribing. It's the referral and if the psych prescribes meds, yes, libdem4life Dec 2012 #48
Parents have the legal right to choose whether or not to medicate their children. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #50
If the kids are not endangering the other kids, that's one situation. If they are, it's another. libdem4life Dec 2012 #51
So now it's the school district's fault? proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #8
Where does it say it's the school districts fault? Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #10
In the title and all through the piece. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #17
Yep. duffyduff Dec 2012 #24
You know she is not blaming the shooting on the school district. Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #25
agreed Corgigal Dec 2012 #31
It is appropriate to look at situations surrounding problems from Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #34
This is not the case in California. The home-schooled student/family is assigned a credentialed libdem4life Dec 2012 #42
Another red herring. If Adam Lanza had NO easy access to guns, NOBODY would have been killed riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #9
She is not disputing the gun issue...not sequestered to one issue. Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #11
the article about special ed in seattle has nothing to do with this shooting. this is a stupid OP. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #16
You're clueless, truly. This is not about bashing schools. n/t Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #26
Yes it is sequestered to one issue. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #45
Ok, don't look at any other variables..good plan. n/t Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #60
I agree, this is no time to worry about special education treestar Dec 2012 #52
I can relate a little davidpdx Dec 2012 #13
Thank you for the post. n/t Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #30
My sister is a teacher in La. She tells me it's happening there. Must be happening everywhere. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #14
The funding is terrible and the teachers are left to figure it out without proper support, Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #29
Bobby Jindal is hte gov. in La. He diverted public school funds to private schools via vouchers. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #32
She has my sympathy and respect. Arnie Duncan is a nightmare too, and I'll Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #35
Louisiana is a mess duffyduff Dec 2012 #54
Autism spectrum disorders fall under the special ed "umbrella" spedtr90 Dec 2012 #40
Connecticut school shooting: Adam Lanza was assigned psychologist FarCenter Dec 2012 #18
the mom took the kid out of school during the 10th grade and homeschooled him thereafter. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #21
Actually, she also started him in college during what would probably have been his junior year. FarCenter Dec 2012 #27
Gee, I wonder if he got special ed services in college, because HE WASN'T IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #28
Deal with the facts. He was a very disturbed child from an early age, and in school for years. FarCenter Dec 2012 #38
he wasn't in public schools for at least five years before this shooting. but i'm sure he shot HiPointDem Dec 2012 #49
CT schools are funded by town property taxes, not by the county. FarCenter Dec 2012 #53
Newtown is wealthy, actually. Much wealthier then the Connecticut town of Terryville where I live. Jennicut Dec 2012 #56
It is probably still skewed by neighborhoods like the one the Lanza's lived in. FarCenter Dec 2012 #58
the median income is over $100K. which means half make more. which is a wealthy community. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #61
Spending per student in Newtown is below the CT state average. FarCenter Dec 2012 #62
According to the television news this evening iemitsu Dec 2012 #41
How does a school psychologist treat a developmental/social mental issue? They can only refer. libdem4life Dec 2012 #22
More likely Schizoid Personality Disorder FarCenter Dec 2012 #33
Not much can be done, other than medication, hope and somehow a home that can manage it. libdem4life Dec 2012 #36
What does that even mean? proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author spedtr90 Dec 2012 #37
Not to mention getting the child to special ed in the first place. Swinging from the chandeliers? libdem4life Dec 2012 #43
Do we even know for a fact this kid was asperger? Mass Dec 2012 #55
His dx of asperger's has not been confirmed through a review of his records, as far as I know. Yet, Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #59
You are so right about special ed. Vattel Dec 2012 #57
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