News Alert for WEDNESDAY: FOX News Report tonight on Klein ISD - please spread the word...

[Guest guest]

- Randy Wallace – is running his report tonight on KLEIN I.S.D.

criminalizing special needs behavior. It would be great to get the word out.

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. "

[Guest guest]

Grrrrrr.....

Imagine my surprise (not) when I saw the elementary school that I just

removed my ds from flash up on the screen.

This is not foreign behavior to this particular school.

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I am so sorry you had to actually pull your son out of school. I

graduated, many years ago from Klein. It used to be a good school

district.

Does anyone have a link to the story?? I tried on the Fox website,

but couldn't find the story.

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> Grrrrrr.....

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> Imagine my surprise (not) when I saw the elementary school that I

just

> removed my ds from flash up on the screen.

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> This is not foreign behavior to this particular school.

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[Guest guest]

Is School Criminalizing Boy With Special Needs?

Last Edited: Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 7:41 PM CDT

Created: Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 7:41 PM CDT

The school district declined to comment because of pending litigation

regarding the case.

HOUSTON -- At 6 years old, he was diagnosed as bi-polar and placed in

special education. But by the age of 10, he had a lengthy juvenile rap

sheet. That has some wondering if school officials are criminalizing his

special needs. FOX 26's Randy Wallace investigates.

http://tinyurl.com/3m8bza

Amy

Fighting the fight for all our children's rights...

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Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 10:36 AM

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Subject: Re: News Alert for WEDNESDAY: FOX News

Report tonight on Klein ISD - please spread the word...

Dear ,

I am so sorry you had to actually pull your son out of school. I

graduated, many years ago from Klein. It used to be a good school

district.

Does anyone have a link to the story?? I tried on the Fox website,

but couldn't find the story.

[Guest guest]

I was told by my advocate/consultant that Klein ISD has a new director

of special ed.

She is beginning to hear positive things about her from other parents

and is very hopeful she'll be the one to turn things around here.

I have checked the admin list for special ed, and there is someone new

listed as the director. I am not sure how long she has been in place.

[Guest guest]

Who is it?

wrote: I was told by my

advocate/consultant that Klein ISD has a new director

of special ed.

She is beginning to hear positive things about her from other parents

and is very hopeful she'll be the one to turn things around here.

I have checked the admin list for special ed, and there is someone new

listed as the director. I am not sure how long she has been in place.

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. "

[Guest guest]

Dr. Carol Terracina

I don't know anything about her... where she came from, etc....

All I know is that my very short experience with Klein ISD has been

abysmal. I'm not sure how long the new director has been in place.

Obviously not long enough for new policies to trickle down to the

school level.

[Guest guest]

Dr. Rosenberg will take Dr. Terracina's position effective July 2008. I'm

estatic about this because I've known Dr. Rosenberg for a long time(she

diagnosed my kids at age 3 when she was working for Klein ISD as a

psychologist.) Over the years she has been the person in the district who I

would contact whenever needed for myself and for other people...she has always

been very helpful and " parent friendly " . Having her in this position is an

incredibly positive thing for our district!

a

Re: Re: News Alert for WEDNESDAY: FOX News

Report tonight on Klein ISD - please spread the word...

Who is it?

wrote: I was told by my advocate/consultant

that Klein ISD has a new director

of special ed.

She is beginning to hear positive things about her from other parents

and is very hopeful she'll be the one to turn things around here.

I have checked the admin list for special ed, and there is someone new

listed as the director. I am not sure how long she has been in place.

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. "

[Guest guest]

I thought Dr. Rosenberg was the former director.

Her name was listed as of last summer up until just a few months ago

and she is the one I was directed to with questions when we moved in to

the district. I left many voicemails with no return call.

I finally got in contact with Antel who said that Dr. Rosenberg

was no longer with the district. Antel was placed as interim

director....

I'm confused.

If she is as good as I've heard, then I'm really hopeful there will be

major improvements by the time my son is back in public school.

[Guest guest]

,

I just talked to Antel the other day...she took Rosenberg's

position(Associate Director) when left temporarily to be home with her kids

more. I think for about a year, she was doing contract work with the district.

Then out of the blue she recently told me that she will be taking over Dr.

Terracina's position as Executive Director of Special Ed. this July. (I see her

at school functions and birthday parties since our girls are friends and in the

same 4th grade class) I think you have good reason to be hopeful--she's a great

lady.

a

Re: News Alert for WEDNESDAY: FOX News Report

tonight on Klein ISD - please spread the word...

I thought Dr. Rosenberg was the former director.

Her name was listed as of last summer up until just a few months ago

and she is the one I was directed to with questions when we moved in to

the district. I left many voicemails with no return call.

I finally got in contact with Antel who said that Dr. Rosenberg

was no longer with the district. Antel was placed as interim

director....

I'm confused.

If she is as good as I've heard, then I'm really hopeful there will be

major improvements by the time my son is back in public school.

[Guest guest]

From what I found on the internet, Carol Terracina has been at Klein since

at least 10/2007.

http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=166786357

Tonya

From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of

Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:03 PM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: News Alert for WEDNESDAY: FOX News

Report tonight on Klein ISD - please spread the word...

I thought Dr. Rosenberg was the former director.

Her name was listed as of last summer up until just a few months ago

and she is the one I was directed to with questions when we moved in to

the district. I left many voicemails with no return call.

I finally got in contact with Antel who said that Dr. Rosenberg

was no longer with the district. Antel was placed as interim

director....

I'm confused.

If she is as good as I've heard, then I'm really hopeful there will be

major improvements by the time my son is back in public school.

[Guest guest]

I don't know exactly how long Dr. Terracina's been with Klein but I do know it's

been a number of years.(long before 10/2007)

a

Re: News Alert for WEDNESDAY: FOX News

Report tonight on Klein ISD - please spread the word...

I thought Dr. Rosenberg was the former director.

Her name was listed as of last summer up until just a few months ago

and she is the one I was directed to with questions when we moved in to

the district. I left many voicemails with no return call.

I finally got in contact with Antel who said that Dr. Rosenberg

was no longer with the district. Antel was placed as interim

director....

I'm confused.

If she is as good as I've heard, then I'm really hopeful there will be

major improvements by the time my son is back in public school.