Re: Inclusion or Special Campus? CFISD

[Guest guest]

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> Look on the CFISD.net website and let me know what Board meeting

you are thinking of - and maybe others can join us for moral support

and fill the audience....

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So how many board mtgs have you been to? Do they actually let anyone

talk? Do you have to get on the agenda? How about the Dec 15 mtg?

Anyone else in CyFair want to go and lobby for a special autism

campus or at least a few autism classes? My sister in law is in

Channelview ISD and she said she pushed for years there but finally

got her son a special class for autism. But he's on the severe end of

the spectrum and my son is not. I can see the district fighting more

with someone like me than someone like her. We both need services but

I get the feeling the their minds a child that doesn't " look " like

he's that bad off, doesn't need that much help. Yeah right, try

living with him 24/7...still can't dress or bathe or do anything with

10 prompts, beligerant about everything, weird little perseverances,

etc.

And that story someone just posted about the high schooler getting

ticketed for hitting the teacher (being cornered by the teachers),

that's why we're not in public school anymore. That was happening to

him when he was in 1st grade. I fear too much what mainstream

teachers and kids will do to him as he gets older. You just can't

push these kids into compliance...why don't they get that?

[Guest guest]

You do have to be on the agenda and I believe you get 3 minutes to speak your concern...

Call the CFISD office that does that - and see if we can be on the agenda for Dec 15th for special education concerns....

M. GuppyMy autism journey isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.... Texas Autism Advocacy: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

"There are some aspects of a person's life that we have no right to compromise. We cannot negotiate the size of an institution. No one should live in one. We cannot debate who should get an inclusive education. Everyone should. We cannot determine who does and who does not get the right to make their own choices and forge their own futures. All must."

Subject: Re: Inclusion or Special Campus? CFISDTo: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 5:01 PM

>> Look on the CFISD.net website and let me know what Board meeting you are thinking of - and maybe others can join us for moral support and fill the audience....> >So how many board mtgs have you been to? Do they actually let anyone talk? Do you have to get on the agenda? How about the Dec 15 mtg? Anyone else in CyFair want to go and lobby for a special autism campus or at least a few autism classes? My sister in law is in Channelview ISD and she said she pushed for years there but finally got her son a special class for autism. But he's on the severe end of the spectrum and my son is not. I can see the district fighting more with someone like me than someone like her. We both need services

but I get the feeling the their minds a child that doesn't "look" like he's that bad off, doesn't need that much help. Yeah right, try living with him 24/7...still can't dress or bathe or do anything with 10 prompts, beligerant about everything, weird little perseverances, etc. And that story someone just posted about the high schooler getting ticketed for hitting the teacher (being cornered by the teachers), that's why we're not in public school anymore. That was happening to him when he was in 1st grade. I fear too much what mainstream teachers and kids will do to him as he gets older. You just can't push these kids into compliance.. .why don't they get that?

[Guest guest]

I had a very bad experience with CFB-ISD as well, and pulled my son

out, too. I would love to attend the board meeting. I think it's a

great idea.

In Texas-Autism-Advocacy , " M. Guppy "

wrote:

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> You do have to be on the agenda and I believe you get 3 minutes to

speak your concern...

>  

> Call the CFISD office that does that - and see if we can be on the

agenda for Dec 15th for special education concerns....

>

>

> M. Guppy

> My autism journey isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's

about learning to dance in the rain.... 

> Texas Autism Advocacy:  www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> " There are some aspects of a person's life that we have no right to

compromise.  We cannot negotiate the size of an institution.  No one

should live in one.  We cannot debate who should get an inclusive

education.  Everyone should.  We cannot determine who does and who

does not get the right to make their own choices and forge their own

futures.  All must. "

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> Subject: Re: Inclusion or Special Campus?

CFISD

> To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

> Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 5:01 PM

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> > Look on the CFISD.net website and let me know what Board meeting

> you are thinking of - and maybe others can join us for moral

support

> and fill the audience....

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> So how many board mtgs have you been to? Do they actually let

anyone

> talk? Do you have to get on the agenda? How about the Dec 15 mtg?

> Anyone else in CyFair want to go and lobby for a special autism

> campus or at least a few autism classes? My sister in law is in

> Channelview ISD and she said she pushed for years there but finally

> got her son a special class for autism. But he's on the severe end

of

> the spectrum and my son is not. I can see the district fighting

more

> with someone like me than someone like her. We both need services

but

> I get the feeling the their minds a child that doesn't " look " like

> he's that bad off, doesn't need that much help. Yeah right, try

> living with him 24/7...still can't dress or bathe or do anything

with

> 10 prompts, beligerant about everything, weird little

perseverances,

> etc.

>

> And that story someone just posted about the high schooler getting

> ticketed for hitting the teacher (being cornered by the teachers),

> that's why we're not in public school anymore. That was happening

to

> him when he was in 1st grade. I fear too much what mainstream

> teachers and kids will do to him as he gets older. You just can't

> push these kids into compliance.. .why don't they get that?

>

[Guest guest]

Most district school board meetings have a time set aside

for general public comments. If a large group of parents show up, sign up to

speak, and then all talk about the same issue, it generally gets the attention

of the school board members.

nna