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Post by librarylady on Mar 29, 2017 16:42:43 GMT
The school voucher system proposed by Education secretary Betsy DeVos does not mean you can choose any school you want your kid to go to. It means the public education program will be dismantled.
If your child has an IEP (individual education plan for students with special needs), kiss it goodbye.
If you have a job in special-education, if you're a special education teacher, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech pathologist, a para, a teacher's aid, or an ESL (English as a second language) teacher, you'll go first.
House Bill 610 makes some large changes. Inform yourselves. This bill will effectively start the school voucher system to be used by children ages 5-17 and starts the defunding process of public schools. The bill will eliminate the Elementary and Education Act of 1965, which is the nation's educational law that provides equal opportunity in education. ESSA is a big comprehensive program that covers programs for struggling learners, advanced and gifted kids in AP classes, ESL classes, classes for minorities such as Native Americans, Rural Education, Education for the Homeless, School Safety (Gun-Free schools), Monitoring and Compliance, and Federal Accountability Programs.
The Bill also abolishes the Nutritional Act of 2012 (No Hungry Kids Act) which provides nutritional standards in school breakfast and lunch.
The bill has no wording whatsoever protecting Special Needs kids, no mention of IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), and FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education). Some things ESSA does for Children with Disabilities: -Ensures access to the general education curriculum. -Ensures access to accommodations on assessments. -Ensures concepts of Universal Design for Learning. -Includes provisions that require local education agencies to provide evidence-based interventions in schools with consistently underperforming subgroups.
-Requires states in Title I plans to address how they will improve conditions for learning including reducing incidents of bullying and harassment in schools, overuse of discipline practices and reduce the use of aversive behavioral interventions (such as restraints and seclusion). Please call your representative and ask him/her to vote NO on House Bill 610 (HR 610) introduced by three Republican reps.
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casii
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Post by casii on Mar 29, 2017 16:46:19 GMT
Hopefully intelligent and reasonable people will see this is too ridiculous to pass.
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Post by elaine on Mar 29, 2017 16:48:47 GMT
Speechless.
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Post by missfrenchjessica on Mar 29, 2017 16:53:20 GMT
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Mar 29, 2017 16:59:02 GMT
somebody needs to find a 'we're doomed' emoji.
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Portia
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Post by Portia on Mar 29, 2017 17:09:12 GMT
Wow.
There are almost too many issues and scandals to keep track of these days.
This one is near and dear to my heart--not that the others aren't--I should probably schedule each day of the week for a different outrage...and keep Sunday open for any new ones that crop up.
Seriously--how can this be reality?
Anyone marching for science on Earth Day? We are.
We are actively falling through the rabbit hole.
Doomed (I think I've heard it here a few times....) Doomed, I tell you.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Mar 29, 2017 17:09:18 GMT
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gsquaredmom
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Post by gsquaredmom on Mar 29, 2017 17:13:24 GMT
My family and my son's girlfriend are marching for science in Chicago.
I just cannot imagine this could really happen. Special ed is a Civil Rights issue. Way beyond special ed laws at this point. What a nightmare if it does.
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MsKnit
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Post by MsKnit on Mar 29, 2017 17:14:55 GMT
What year are we in, again? Holy hell!
I am so glad my son has already graduated. Most of my nieces and nephew will be out in the next 2 years. The youngest has 4 years, I think. However, I have a niece do to be born any time now. What kind of education is she going to receive? Are we going to be reduced to slates? *sigh*
I am working my way to an pre-OT AA. 3 classes left. May have to rethink that plan. Damn!
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Mar 29, 2017 17:18:08 GMT
Fuckers.
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Mar 29, 2017 17:24:22 GMT
Uhm. We only have one school here, and it's public. The only private schools within an hour's drive are 30 min away and Catholic (they're great schools, I know several families who love them, we're just not Catholic).
What is a charter school, anyway, and how do we find out where the nearest one of those is?
I realize we only have around 300 school-age kids in our county, so wouldn't be a high priority, but it sure would suck to have to bus them all into the city.
Our community would also crash economically. I don't know what the % is, but hands down the school district is the biggest employer in the county.
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 29, 2017 17:24:52 GMT
DeVos is a fucking moron.
I can't see this passing and if it does, I see a challenge in the courts, especially the sped part as it has been deemed to be a civil rights issue. Sped law credits brown v board of education for its roots.
I am a realist however and am also certifiedo and highly qualified to teach k-5 gen ed (I actually have a MAT in elementary ed and will be adding a social studies secondary endorsement asap.
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 29, 2017 17:26:40 GMT
Uhm. We only have one school here, and it's public. The only private schools within an hour's drive are 30 min away and Catholic (they're great schools, I know several families who love them, we're just not Catholic).
What is a charter school, anyway, and how do we find out where the nearest one of those is?
I realize we only have around 300 school-age kids in our county, so wouldn't be a high priority, but it sure would suck to have to bus them all into the city.
Our community would also crash economically. I don't know what the % is, but hands down the school district is the biggest employer in the county. we are rural as well. There are schools within that distance, but they are also rural schools. Around here charters typically have a specific reason or focus. They are public, but instead of neighborhood children, there is a lottery to get in. We have very few private schools around here. It just isn't huge. The private schools are religious based.
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 29, 2017 17:29:49 GMT
Oh and if the administration thinks they have had issues and public outcry over previous issues, they are in for a big surprise.
There are a lot of sped parents who will go all parent bear on this admin. Try and mess with their special needs child's basic rights. Theye are well informed of their current rights and I am sure they will fight to keep them. The advocate groups, lawyers, teachers, parenrs, and student will fight this fight and the best part is they won't have to start out by organizing, they are already organized
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2017 17:49:58 GMT
Oh and if the administration thinks they have had issues and public outcry over previous issues, they are in for a big surprise. There are a lot of sped parents who will go all parent bear on this admin. Try and mess with their special needs child's basic rights. Theye are well informed of their current rights and I am sure they will fight to keep them. The advocate groups, lawyers, teachers, parenrs, and student will fight this fight and the best part is they won't have to start out by organizing, they are already organized That!
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Post by peasquared on Mar 29, 2017 17:52:23 GMT
Oh and if the administration thinks they have had issues and public outcry over previous issues, they are in for a big surprise. There are a lot of sped parents who will go all parent bear on this admin. Try and mess with their special needs child's basic rights. Theye are well informed of their current rights and I am sure they will fight to keep them. The advocate groups, lawyers, teachers, parenrs, and student will fight this fight and the best part is they won't have to start out by organizing, they are already organized I pray you are right. This is ridiculous. Every day there is something else stripped away.
We are DOOMED! (To quote Lucy!)
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Post by jinxmom2003 on Mar 29, 2017 18:28:31 GMT
Call your Representatives. It works!
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Post by Mystie on Mar 29, 2017 18:28:43 GMT
My God. And I just read on the NBC news site that Trump wants to immediately strip $1.2 billion in funding from the National Institutes of Health, for the rest of 2017. This is in addition to the 20% general cut his budget would implement if passed.
All of these things that we have come to accept are good and necessary for society are suddenly at the mercy of this madman, and his insane appointees, and all the other madmen in Congress. Public schools, public health, medical research, scientific research, food and drug protection, consumer protection, protection for the most vulnerable people (disabled, elderly, children)...I never dreamed it was all so fragile and could ever be so easily threatened with destruction. All I can do is pray that there are enough thinking people in Congress and the judicial system to stem the tide as much as possible.
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Post by birdgate on Mar 29, 2017 18:29:34 GMT
Wow. There are almost too many issues and scandals to keep track of these days. This one is near and dear to my heart--not that the others aren't--I should probably schedule each day of the week for a different outrage...and keep Sunday open for any new ones that crop up. Seriously--how can this be reality? Anyone marching for science on Earth Day? We are. We are actively falling through the rabbit hole. Doomed (I think I've heard it here a few times....) Doomed, I tell you. It's time to hit the streets again and march!!!
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Post by pierkiss on Mar 29, 2017 18:38:22 GMT
My God. And I just read on the NBC news site that Trump wants to immediately strip $1.2 billion in funding from the National Institutes of Health, for the rest of 2017. This is in addition to the 20% general cut his budget would implement if passed. All of these things that we have come to accept are good and necessary for society are suddenly at the mercy of this madman, and his insane appointees, and all the other madmen in Congress. Public schools, public health, medical research, scientific research, food and drug protection, consumer protection, protection for the most vulnerable people (disabled, elderly, children)...I never dreamed it was all so fragile and could ever be so easily threatened with destruction. All I can do is pray that there are enough thinking people in Congress and the judicial system to stem the tide as much as possible. But hey, they get to keep their guns, so it evens out!
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Post by trollie on Mar 29, 2017 18:43:53 GMT
unbelievable
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Post by lucyg on Mar 29, 2017 18:44:05 GMT
My grandson is in 2nd grade. He's bright, learns easily, has no special needs. We're in California, which I think will be less affected by this craziness. But I am also up in arms about all this. It can't help but affect all children.
(My mom and my stepmother are both retired special ed teachers. They're in their 80s now, but this business is making their collective heads explode.)
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Post by maurchclt on Mar 29, 2017 20:15:53 GMT
Post this daily on your FB wall. Shout it from the rooftops. This is real and it's scary. Call, write, tweet your representatives.
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Post by lisae on Mar 29, 2017 21:05:22 GMT
Sounds even worse that the health care bill. I imagine this will be met with the same public resistance. Yes, call your representative. Nothing they fear more than the threat of losing in the next election.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2017 21:24:56 GMT
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Post by mollycoddle on Mar 29, 2017 21:31:39 GMT
That idiot is messing with the wrong group of moms. Plus, the SC just issued a ruling about this last week. Not sure if it covers private schools, though.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 29, 2017 21:35:09 GMT
I started a thread about this bill several weeks ago, it was introduced back in January I think. All we can do is to let our elected officials know where we stand on it, that a good education is important for ALL of our kids and that having nutritious healthy meals offered at school is a crucial part of that.
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Post by femalebusiness on Mar 29, 2017 21:36:50 GMT
We all need to be talking voting with every person we come into contact with. We can’t do squat about what they are doing to our country but we can vote them out in 2018. We need to vote them ALL out. We have to vote in HUGE numbers. It is the single most important thing we can do right now, talk about voting.
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Post by withapea on Mar 29, 2017 22:20:04 GMT
Call your Representatives. It works! Along these lines I'm going to recommend Resistbot. I have representatives that love to avoid their constituents and regularly have full voicemail boxes etc. This app lets you send messages to your representatives by text message that are then turned into faxes. It takes just a couple of minutes and they will send you a preview of the fax and verify that it's been sent. SaveSave
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 29, 2017 22:23:14 GMT
Call your Representatives. It works! Along these lines I'm going to recommend Resistbot. I have representatives that love to avoid their constituents and regularly have full voicemail boxes etc. This app lets you send messages to your representatives by text message that are then turned into faxes. It takes just a couple of minutes and they will send you a preview of the fax and verify that it's been sent. SaveSavemy understanding is that facebook just did something to allow you to contact your reps through fb easier
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