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Showing Original Post only (View all)Jesus... Fucking... Christ !!! - 'School Bans Disabled Girl From Using Walker' - MSNBC [View all]
School Bans Disabled Girl From Using WalkerBy Linda Carroll - MSNBC
3/29/12
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Kristi Roberts was stunned when school officials insisted that her disabled 5-year-old daughter switch to a wheelchair from the walker shed been using for the previous two years. Little LaKay had battled cerebral palsy and epilepsy since she was born, and Kristi had worked hard to get her little girl up out of the wheel chair and walking she couldnt believe that the school was now taking away their hard-earned progress.
Kristi explained her position to NBCs Janet Shamlian.
If she can walk now, please let her walk, Kristi said. Dont strap her in a wheelchair. Weve worked so hard. She has worked so hard.
When Kristi tried to make her case, officials from the New Caney Independent School District werent moved. They insisted that because LaKay had fallen down in the schools parking lot when she was with her mom it wasnt safe for the little girl to use a walker.
The Texas mom wasnt going to take no for an answer. She recorded a conversation with a school official (with his knowledge) and then posted the conversation on YouTube for the world to hear:
Basically she cant use the walker because we dont believe its safe, the school official explained on the tape.
When Kristi pushed for an explanation, the official got huffy and responded derisively, Were gonna not do what the mother wants us to do be sure to get this on tape.
Kristi was astounded. I am a parent and you are an employee thats supposed to be an advocate for this child, she said. And from day one, you have not.
The school official wasnt budging.
When Kristi pushed for an explanation, the official got huffy and responded derisively, Were gonna not do what the mother wants us to do be sure to get this on tape.
Kristi was astounded. I am a parent and you are an employee thats supposed to be an advocate for this child, she said. And from day one, you have not.
The school official wasnt budging.
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Link: http://moms.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/29/10910817-school-bans-disabled-girl-from-using-walker
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Jesus... Fucking... Christ !!! - 'School Bans Disabled Girl From Using Walker' - MSNBC [View all]
WillyT
Mar 2012
OP
Actually it can mean that she would not have the access or appropriate means
MichiganVote
Mar 2012
#26
So, we're talking about the overall development of a child, not what's fastest in the short-term.
phylny
Mar 2012
#93
Then why did you claim " she's a lot more mobile with a walker than she would be with a chair"?
SATIRical
Mar 2012
#96
And in the school district this child should already be linked with in school PT
MichiganVote
Mar 2012
#63
Yup. School bureacracy can be very difficult. Conversely, sometimes parents
MichiganVote
Mar 2012
#70
Or I have also run into parents who expect miracles when there can be no miracle. Still a good
jwirr
Mar 2012
#77
You are arguing against a whole lot more people than just this school when you want people to
jwirr
Mar 2012
#76
In this case, IDEA and the rights that she has under that law, which is nearly
MichiganVote
Mar 2012
#53
Uh, that is patently untrue. Federal law requires wheelchair accesibility in public schools.
MichiganVote
Mar 2012
#66
I'd like some evidence for your claim that "most" schools aren't wheelchair accessible. Thanks.
HiPointDem
Mar 2012
#85
The ADA requires wheelchair accessibility in all public facilities and accommodations.
KamaAina
Mar 2012
#102
Anyone using a wheel chair all the time loses muscle strength that is used with the walker and
jwirr
Mar 2012
#75
From what I have heard, moving about independently is better than PT some tried to force
loyalsister
Mar 2012
#81
Absolutely correct. Years ago when my daughter was young (in the 50s) they did not understand
jwirr
Mar 2012
#97
That's not the issue here. The school has made accommodations. It's a matter of
Honeycombe8
Mar 2012
#30
Not only that but that is what the money the district gets for special ed is for.
jwirr
Mar 2012
#78
I guess my kid needs a wheelchair, too. I'm sure she's fallen down at school. n/t
gkhouston
Mar 2012
#6
In our area many of us that work in this field are the ones who fought for that bill and we demand
jwirr
Mar 2012
#99
Parents can NOT sign away the rights of their child WITHOUT court approval in most states
happyslug
Mar 2012
#36
WTF is going on?? We have reached new heights of discrimination in this country.
jillan
Mar 2012
#39
Parents need to make a formal complaint against the principal, superintendent and
tsuki
Mar 2012
#45
Actually they can ask for an IEP and when the difference is revealed they should
MichiganVote
Mar 2012
#47
Fuck the district! What about the child's rights as a person with disabilities?
lonestarnot
Mar 2012
#62
And perception must play as the school has obviously "perceived" that she has a disability.
lonestarnot
Mar 2012
#72
What kid doesn't fall down? Falling down is a common part of growing up. nt
ZombieHorde
Mar 2012
#65
To be fair, some kids with CP often have other diagnosis such as a shunt in the head.
MichiganVote
Mar 2012
#71
Seems like her doctor(s) and parents would be the best people to say how she should get around.
ZombieHorde
Mar 2012
#80
As a case manager for clients with development disabilities this is a real no no. The idea is to
jwirr
Mar 2012
#74
I can't base anything on the video, because it may or may not have been her "first steps," so
phylny
Mar 2012
#106
Jesus... Fucking... Christ !!! - How did this turn into a three-alarm flamefest?!
KamaAina
Mar 2012
#104