Re: Shocking! Autism Advocate Faces 150+ Years in Prison

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing this story.

Forwarding this here with stories like this,see below.

It is voting and sharing your stories. Hope y'all do not mind.

When y'all see any email from Mr. , Sr., please do not

delete them, he is also a father with an individual under the autism

spectrum and is a HUGE advocate.

Please add your vote AND your story.

Thank you,

Irma

RE:

As concerned parents we have to do whatever we can do. With the

numerous emails and postings regarding Time Out Rooms it opens the

door to all the other abuses that go on in schools that sometimes we

as parents do not know about. The most important thing to me always

is awareness of what ASD's even are, not just the word Autism out

there, but what, why, and how's need to be looked at. I contacted CNN

moments ago at the request of a parent(or 100's) that don't want

Illegal Time Out rooms, Restraint done unnecessary or by someone

untrained or not in compliance with an IEP's BIP, and other abuses.

This is the electronic response I received..If they do respond as I

think they will considering the nature of what I wrote to them about,

we as parents and other Advocates for our children in special ed must

speak up. If we do not.. then a child just died for no reason and

without any real public outcry.. so lets cry out..we are the public:

From CNN

Thank you for contacting CNN. This email is to notify you that your

news tip has been received and will be reviewed in a timely manner.

You will be contacted if the news tip is valid and we need further

information and verification.

We appreciate your news tip and thank you for choosing CNN as your

breaking news source.

Sincerely,

CNN Viewer Communications Management

" CNN, The Most Trusted Name In News "

So lets move forward ...no need to look back other then to make sure

justice is served on this earth for all of our special children. Mine

is the like the light of my path (which in the Bible is a reference to

what God is). We need to protect our kids, get the funding necessary

for all, stop the IEP fights with funds and mandates on insurance

companies so it's not placed so heavily on School districts and

especially parents like me and you.

Vote and change this, and give your input as to what else needs to be

added. The subtitle " Relief for all that are in/have been in special

education " ..this came from a parent and not me...much of what will

be in the final draft will be parental input. As I've once stated..

this ACT is for all of us.

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/accept_and_sign_the_autism_reform_act_of_2009

Register at the bottom of the site and vote at the top.

Thank you,

E. , Sr.

[Guest guest]

My reply is on the groups messages for today..but for some reason has

'no subject' on it. I must have clicked when I should have clanked..

This is appalling and I think every parent should send the message

that we are not going to be bought off by a system that wants to stop

us from Advocating for one another. Why do they want us to stop ?

There is always an agenda with Money behind it. Soon, this agenda

shall end. I now see yet another strong point to be made within the

Autism Reform Act of 2009 regarding Advocates - as we all are one or

will be one.

E. , Sr.

The Office of Advocacy for Autistic Children

-- In AutismBehaviorProblems , " gregwiatt "

wrote:

>

> Autism Advocate Faces 150+ Years in Prison

>

> Over School District Intimidation Tactics.

>

> By Barry , AutismNews.com

>

> Ray Parenteau is a parent of a child with autism and the co-founder

> of AutismAdvocate.net . He has stood up countless times and

> advocated for the educational rights of children with autism and

> other disabilities in this small central Arizona town of Prescott

> for the last several years.

>

> In just the last 90 days he has filed and prevailed in 8 Arizona

> Department of Education complaints and one due process complaint

> while representing 6 students.

>

> Yesterday he met with Prescott Unified School District's

> superintendent Kapp and officials the Department of Justice

> from Denver Colorado and came to a resolution agreement concerning

> the discrimination of a hearing impaired child with down syndrome.

> It was there second time out in a little over a year.

>

> In this case the principle of the junior high school told a students

> parents " that it would be too upsetting to the regular students " for

> the disabled child to attend here " the family was told. The student

> was unable to attend his home school for over one month while the

> problem was sorted out.

>

> At 7am this morning Mr. Parenteau he was awakened to a half dozen

> plain clothes detectives with guns drawn serving a warrant for his

> arrest He was charged with 1 count of fraud and 31 counts of forgery

> resulting from a contract between his company and the district from

> a due process complaint to educate his son.

>

> " I have done nothing wrong. " This is a clear case of intimidation

> between the Prescott Unified School Distinct and myself to prevent

> me from helping the kids that need it the most. " states Mr.

> Parenteau. I was just trying to hold them (the district)

> accountable and give the kids a chance to succeed. "

>

> READ MORE AT: (copy and paste)

>

> http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?

> SectionID=1 & SubSectionID=1 & ArticleID=62649 & TM=32274.19

>

> AutismNews.com

>

> PUSDinCRISIS.com

>

> Please send this email to everyone you know. Ray is my advocate for

> my two kids with autism. I know it is a smear campaign and he will

> be found innocent!

>

[Guest guest]

This is basically nothing more then Retaliation. This man worked hard

for change in an area I was once based in. It is a hard area to get

services.. he got them for others and then finally got his own home

program paid for. This whole crazy action taken by them is going to

ultimately cost them and will NOT scare Advocates that are not afraid

of the possibilities (I've seen bars before in the last 12 years due

to stupid charges that all were dropped..all in relation to

Advocating). This will only enrage the Large (2 million plus)

community of parents of Autistic Children .. even if they are Autistic

or on the spectrum adults. I believe he will be vindicated and let

go.. He paid an in home therapist about half of what the District gave

him in a settlement (wait, that means it's SETTLED),

so, they want to charge him with fraud (they have), and tons of other

counts of embezzlement.. totally off the wall. We have Governors

selling off Senate Seats.. we have corruption all over.. and who do

they go after ? The guy that costs the state money..money they are

given to educate our children.. This is one reason I do alot of

Teleconference Advocacy from Hawai'i.. sorta hard to arrest me for

doing something in a State I'm not currently in. When I was traveling

the stated and advocated for about 7 years I ended up locked up a half

dozen times.. and let go right away - Doing a due process is NOT

practicing a law without a license. It's being an Advocate for a

parent/child in an ADMINISTRATIVE hearing. That has been done enough

and cost enough states funds in paying my attorney and myself in

settlements for 'Frivolous lawsuit " Countersuits.

It's about time we embrace our standing in the 'Changes for America'

We are in 5th place in the country for ALL ideas.. and number 1 in

Education by over 700 votes. Unification and all parties working

together will make the difference.. read the post I left today

regarding our 5th place national standing with the Idea for Autism

Reform Act.. Thank you,

E. , Sr.

The Office of Advocacy for Autistic Children

>

> Autism Advocate Faces 150+ Years in Prison

>

> Over School District Intimidation Tactics.

>

> By Barry , AutismNews.com

>

> Ray Parenteau is a parent of a child with autism and the co-founder

> of AutismAdvocate.net . He has stood up countless times and

> advocated for the educational rights of children with autism and

> other disabilities in this small central Arizona town of Prescott

> for the last several years.

>

> In just the last 90 days he has filed and prevailed in 8 Arizona

> Department of Education complaints and one due process complaint

> while representing 6 students.

>

> Yesterday he met with Prescott Unified School District's

> superintendent Kapp and officials the Department of Justice

> from Denver Colorado and came to a resolution agreement concerning

> the discrimination of a hearing impaired child with down syndrome.

> It was there second time out in a little over a year.

>

> In this case the principle of the junior high school told a students

> parents " that it would be too upsetting to the regular students " for

> the disabled child to attend here " the family was told. The student

> was unable to attend his home school for over one month while the

> problem was sorted out.

>

> At 7am this morning Mr. Parenteau he was awakened to a half dozen

> plain clothes detectives with guns drawn serving a warrant for his

> arrest He was charged with 1 count of fraud and 31 counts of forgery

> resulting from a contract between his company and the district from

> a due process complaint to educate his son.

>

> " I have done nothing wrong. " This is a clear case of intimidation

> between the Prescott Unified School Distinct and myself to prevent

> me from helping the kids that need it the most. " states Mr.

> Parenteau. I was just trying to hold them (the district)

> accountable and give the kids a chance to succeed. "

>

> READ MORE AT: (copy and paste)

>

> http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?

> SectionID=1 & SubSectionID=1 & ArticleID=62649 & TM=32274.19

>

> AutismNews.com

>

> PUSDinCRISIS.com

>

> Please send this email to everyone you know. Ray is my advocate for

> my two kids with autism. I know it is a smear campaign and he will

> be found innocent!

>