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Thu Jan-06-05 10:08 AM
Response to Reply #64 |
| 77. The Japanese robotics engineers have a flair for futuristic innovations |
| -School Emergency Policy: Leave Wheelchair-Bound Kids Behind |
Kadie |
Jan-05-05 11:01 AM |
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Oh, that's just great! |
fertilizeonarbusto |
Jan-05-05 11:02 AM |
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Ohhh no no no no noooo! |
LynnTheDem |
Jan-05-05 11:06 AM |
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unfortunately that is standard policy |
dwickham |
Jan-05-05 11:06 AM |
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Well, that's crap |
Sequoia |
Jan-05-05 11:14 AM |
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Building safety standards are way behind Asian standards. |
Jesus H. Christ |
Jan-05-05 12:30 PM |
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Say that again |
DulceDecorum |
Jan-07-05 01:29 AM |
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What about material standards? |
One_Life_To_Give |
Jan-07-05 06:41 AM |
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Jeeze |
oneighty |
Jan-05-05 11:07 AM |
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Is this part of Bush's education reform? |
TwoSparkles |
Jan-05-05 11:07 AM |
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ROTFLMFAO. eom |
genieroze |
Jan-05-05 11:29 AM |
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almost no child left behind. |
Im_Your_Huckleberry |
Jan-05-05 11:09 AM |
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The mental image of two students in wheel chairs left on the... |
whistle |
Jan-05-05 11:10 AM |
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These bastards are pure evil. |
revree |
Jan-05-05 11:12 AM |
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I understand. |
Ilsa |
Jan-05-05 11:16 AM |
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ADA most certainly does cover schools |
KamaAina |
Jan-05-05 12:07 PM |
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This is riduculous, and not the "common" solution. |
phylny |
Jan-06-05 10:05 AM |
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I am soooo hearing you.......n/t |
canadianbeaver |
Jan-05-05 12:00 PM |
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Must be compassionate conservatism at work |
In Truth We Trust |
Jan-05-05 11:12 AM |
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This is exactly what is done at Odessa High here in west Texas. |
mbperrin |
Jan-07-05 06:53 AM |
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Cab drivers get trained to transfer people in and out of wheelchairs |
htuttle |
Jan-05-05 11:13 AM |
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Sure they can train teachers |
proud2Blib |
Jan-05-05 12:13 PM |
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Why are kids in wheelchairs |
China_cat |
Jan-05-05 11:20 AM |
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Closer to the lunch room |
Kadie |
Jan-05-05 11:31 AM |
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I have a hard time with that |
China_cat |
Jan-05-05 12:46 PM |
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Because that's where their classes are |
LizW |
Jan-05-05 11:34 AM |
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Because they have elevators in schools and can't prohibit |
phylny |
Jan-06-05 10:06 AM |
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Sorry, schools here are all 2 floors |
China_cat |
Jan-07-05 12:51 AM |
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My understanding is that this is standing procedure in most |
NCevilDUer |
Jan-05-05 11:20 AM |
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True, if they are untrained |
htuttle |
Jan-05-05 11:24 AM |
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You mean like the teachers that had these kids in their classes? |
fob |
Jan-05-05 11:31 AM |
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It was standing procedure at the WTC |
KamaAina |
Jan-05-05 12:03 PM |
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That was the first thought I had when I read this---- |
pacoyogi |
Jan-05-05 01:22 PM |
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That's true. |
lizzy |
Jan-05-05 08:12 PM |
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It's standard procedure in every building I've ever worked in |
slackmaster |
Jan-05-05 12:13 PM |
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The Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center |
LevelB |
Jan-05-05 08:27 PM |
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Um, wouldn't it make more sense to have all WB students located |
malachi |
Jan-05-05 11:22 AM |
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Pre-assign the strongest kids in class to help carry them down a flight. |
Artemis Bunyon |
Jan-05-05 11:24 AM |
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what if it endangers those two kids |
barb162 |
Jan-05-05 12:10 PM |
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Yep, just like being the person sitting by the escape door on a plane |
snooper2 |
Jan-05-05 12:19 PM |
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huh? |
genieroze |
Jan-05-05 11:28 AM |
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Sounds "Pro-Life" to me |
tk2kewl |
Jan-05-05 11:38 AM |
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Is this fascism yet?????? |
GOPBasher |
Jan-05-05 12:10 PM |
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There are specially designed evacuation wheelchairs available |
KamaAina |
Jan-05-05 12:15 PM |
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Use in a paniced stairway? |
One_Life_To_Give |
Jan-05-05 01:36 PM |
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Not incapable, but sometimes too late |
KamaAina |
Jan-05-05 01:41 PM |
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WTC Plan would have used Elevators |
One_Life_To_Give |
Jan-05-05 01:52 PM |
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Are You A First Responder? |
Lady Sonelle |
Jan-05-05 07:32 PM |
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Movement disabled |
oneold1-4u |
Jan-05-05 12:20 PM |
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I remember that. When I was in grade school my 4-story building |
NCevilDUer |
Jan-05-05 02:42 PM |
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school board member contact info posted here, I'm calling |
caligirl |
Jan-05-05 12:21 PM |
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This is the general policy |
pop goes the weasel |
Jan-05-05 12:48 PM |
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What if the bottom door/stairs becomes |
One_Life_To_Give |
Jan-05-05 01:29 PM |
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after getting rheumatoid arthritis, then slipped disk, I learned how |
bobbieinok |
Jan-07-05 02:30 AM |
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Standard Practice |
One_Life_To_Give |
Jan-05-05 01:19 PM |
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I kind of thought so myself |
Spinzonner |
Jan-05-05 01:40 PM |
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I prefere a designated alternate location n/t |
One_Life_To_Give |
Jan-05-05 02:30 PM |
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This is standard procedure... unfortunately.... |
Babette |
Jan-05-05 01:32 PM |
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Noise Levels - Clarification |
One_Life_To_Give |
Jan-05-05 01:39 PM |
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Can't they just pick them up and carry them out? |
shrike |
Jan-05-05 01:39 PM |
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Some people in wheelchairs can be injured if not handled properly |
slackmaster |
Jan-06-05 10:06 AM |
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Good old rethuglican Carroll County... |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Jan-05-05 02:25 PM |
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That's fucked up |
Solly Mack |
Jan-05-05 02:29 PM |
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Policy be damned. |
Torque67 |
Jan-05-05 02:37 PM |
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I couldn't just leave anyone to die either |
Solly Mack |
Jan-05-05 02:40 PM |
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Why not just carry the kids out? |
Forkboy |
Jan-05-05 02:44 PM |
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I suspect because of fear of lawsuits. |
lizzy |
Jan-05-05 08:13 PM |
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Better damaged than burned up |
Forkboy |
Jan-05-05 10:35 PM |
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An off-shoot of Bush's love for eugenics? |
Media_Lies_Daily |
Jan-05-05 02:44 PM |
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That'll Teach 'Em For Not Walking Better! |
ProfessorGAC |
Jan-05-05 02:50 PM |
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As a nurse |
Horse with no Name |
Jan-05-05 08:03 PM |
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What about other duties |
One_Life_To_Give |
Jan-06-05 09:24 AM |
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Agreed |
Horse with no Name |
Jan-06-05 11:25 AM |
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Terrible |
nightwish_chick |
Jan-05-05 08:07 PM |
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Now that's teaching, by example, some high-level responsibility. :( nt |
SimpleTrend |
Jan-05-05 08:33 PM |
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these kids need HIGH TECH wheelchairs (PHOTOS) |
diamond14 |
Jan-05-05 09:29 PM |
#64 |
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The Japanese robotics engineers have a flair for futuristic innovations |
slackmaster |
Jan-06-05 10:08 AM |
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Westminster, MD - the Red part of "Blue" Maryland |
Husb2Sparkly |
Jan-05-05 11:27 PM |
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George Castanza must run the school board. |
buddysmellgood |
Jan-05-05 11:29 PM |
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WTF...This is just pathetic. |
Tight_rope |
Jan-05-05 11:44 PM |
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There are special wheelchairs for several purposes - including evacuation |
Husb2Sparkly |
Jan-05-05 11:45 PM |
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what??????? |
NVMojo |
Jan-05-05 11:46 PM |
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having spent kindergarten & 1st grade in a wheel chair, that sux |
kodi |
Jan-06-05 09:47 AM |
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wow |
LifeDuringWartime |
Jan-06-05 10:06 AM |
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SOP or no? |
Don1 |
Jan-07-05 12:06 AM |
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This is really disgusting behavior |
Acryliccalico |
Jan-06-05 11:26 AM |
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That is astounding. |
Bunny |
Jan-06-05 11:50 AM |
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This is beyond words for me |
MadHound |
Jan-06-05 12:03 PM |
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Heavy as those chairs may be, if I were a student on my way |
DS1 |
Jan-06-05 12:25 PM |
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Name removed |
Jan-07-05 01:10 AM |
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Leave no wheelchair behind! |
d_b |
Jan-07-05 02:06 AM |
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that's standard policy at hospitals and nursing homes too |
burn the bush |
Jan-09-05 07:24 PM |
#91 |
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