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Thu Jan-06-05 11:50 AM
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I work with people with disabilities. When one of our computer guys, (who uses a wheelchair) worked in our building, he was assigned to the second floor. In the event of a fire, two of our staff had standing orders, at all times, to go and physically bring his chair backwards down the steps and get him out of the building. If it was necessary to abandon his chair and just carry him out, we would have done that also. It would be a cold day in hell before I would ever leave any person with a wheelchair abandoned in a stairwell. It's outrageous. Just outrageous.
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| -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 |
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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 |
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