Re: TX - Please let me know what ISD's have Time out rooms, are using Illegal restraint, abuse.. specifically the actual school...please report this

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We definitely have a problem at times when there appears to be no

witnesses. Many times a teachers aide or a therapist has seen similar

actions against your child done by this teacher and principal..I would

think there's a 'hidden advocate' there somewhere..but with these

ISD's over the past dozen years I have found they seem to just not

care if they are being investigated.

The 'Good ol Boy' tactics definitely apply, but wont work on all.

If I was in that position besides uprooting my home, I would start

with an " ADA 504a Title II Complaint Form " - do a google on that and

it will pull right up. This is a non invasive way of making the

complaint..as you're not 'investigating' the school yourself,

but you are making a complaint with the US Dept. of Justice - Civiv

Rights Division. So, a majority take a long time and not much

happens. but they will give some valuable advice as to where the ISD

may have violated the childs civil rights - This may be helpful to

your attorney.. on rare instances they do investigate. They have

taken some pretty brutal action in the past but also have turned many

parents down... so you never know...if you want to go after them try

that. Next time he comes home saying something pu it in writing that

this shouldn't be done.. . sometimes you'll get some naive responses

and those letters can be valuable to a Civil Rights Attorney.. in your

state who knows what actions are going to be filed..

hopefully we take care of a bunch of these problems with:

http://www.change. org/ideas/ view/accept_ and_sign_ the_autism_

reform_act_ of_2009 Which is more of a complete Spec Ed Reform as it

will address issues that face all kids in spec. ed.

E.

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> Subject: TX - Please let me know what ISD's

have Time out rooms, are using Illegal restraint, abuse.. specifically

the actual school...please report this

> To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

> Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 10:30 AM

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> It is very troubling to receive the amount of email I have lately

> regarding the Illegal use of restraint, abuse, Time Out Rooms, and even

> worse in the investigation into the ISD's in TX. If your school

> district uses Time Out rooms at all, or uses restraint without

> Behavioral Intervention Plansk, or if you know of or have heard of abuse

> of our children in your district please post a response or if it is too

> personal please email me directly. This type of prehistoric activity

> must come to an end. In drafting legislation to put before our

> President Elect right after he comes into office I would really like to

> have the most Input I can get regarding these types of things. The

> promise made will be kept if it's the last thing I do on this earth I

> will make sure of it !! I have faith in God that we shall be led into a

> new beginning that will bring about much change in our Educational

> Climate. In order for this to happen we must overload the new

> Administration with as much parental input as possible. I will be

> blocking out names of children/parents but will not block out the school

> districts involved so please try to be as specific as possible. The

> more responses I get to this the better... if you want to see the

> promise we were given kept.. please speak up about the wrongs you know

> of and specifically where those wrongs are. No responses will be used

> for anything other then this unless you request help in your situation.

> I personally could care less who loves or hates me (other then God), as

> our children matter the most. Many times we as parents feel intimidated

> and do not speak up when we know we can give information that may help

> the next child in line. I know it's hard to handle the situation you

> may be in now.. but please consider the next parent that may not have to

> endure what you have had to.

> Even if it is not with your child, please respond. Thank you all for

> your input it is very much appreciated.

> E. , Sr. U.S. Civil Rights Lobbyist The Office of

> Advocacy for Autistic Children

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