Guest guest Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Cheryl writes: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That shouldn't happen now. If you don't want your child spending hours every day riding buses, if you don't want your child going to school in other school districts, if you don't want your child being isolated from their neighbors and siblings, if you don't want child learning a teacher dictated curriculum .... just say no. The law supports your right to do so. Cheryl in VA <<<<<<<<<<<< No matter what I write, Cheryl seems to disagree. That's her right. I wrote that my daughter tolerated hour long bus rides in the fifteen years she was in the public school. One has to think about it. That was two hours less TV a day (OK, in our house the TV was in tha attic or on a computer most of these years). The standards we have as busy and overstressed adults doesn't necessarily apply to our children for whom the bus ride is a quiet time. My daughter, Jan, was NOT ISOLATED from her neighbors and siblings. She wouldn't have seen them at school, bus she sure did outside. Those connections are still strong. Isolation from siblings .. that simply didn't happen. My daughter was taught to the true essence of an IEP. She was taught forward from wherever she was on any particular year. She was challenged to the limits of her capability. I wish her siblings (NDA) had functioned as well re their capabilities as she did. In our case, the approved options were not good. The local school district would have exposed her to far more distracting environments than she had (and she was marginal ADHD, like her older brother). She thrived, found friends at school and had a very inclusive environment ouside of school. This was coupled with the plain fact that the school district didn't want her. I always felt that allowing someone to teach my child was a privilege. They didn't get it. What decisions you make should be made on your particular environment. The law supports your right to fight for your child's rights to a local solution. If that's best, go for it. If something else is better (as we found), go for what's better. Rick BTW, I put Jan's older brother on public transportation today. He coped and I picked him up at the end of the day at the stop where he got off. Yes, he spent time on the 'bus' instead of in a car and he had to wait for a pick-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 In a message dated 3/8/2003 12:50:25 AM Central Standard Time, rdill@... writes: > My daughter, Jan, was NOT ISOLATED from her neighbors and siblings. She > wouldn't have seen them at school, bus she sure did outside. Those > connections are still strong. Isolation from siblings .. that simply > didn't happen. HI Rick IMHO its not the same thing, see Sara does NOT go to school with her neighborhood peers. Our neighborhood was rezoned a few years back and we stayed at her school on a transfer. Sara has only developed a few relationships with the neighborhood kids........... mainly because of me. I am a sitter for two neighborhood girls. I knew this was going to be a draw back when we opted to stay in Sara's school but the neighborhood school was out of the question because of their lies, tricks and noncompliance issues Sara has a very out going personality so Im praying in Middle School she will at least get to know the neighborhood kids better. Three Elementary schools pool into the Middle school. Kathy mom to Sara 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 In a message dated 3/8/2003 1:47:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, rdill@... writes: > No matter what I write, Cheryl seems to disagree I believe there are others participating in this thread on out of district busing besides you and I. ;-) And they are speaking about long bus rides as one of the factors involved, as well as " specialized classrooms " . My comments are not directed to or about you. I have made no disagreement with any statement or quote you have made. I am merely pointing out that people have a choice and do not have to accept out of district placment or long bus rides if they so chose. The law supports them in that choice .... and it is their choice to say no. Joy has pointed out that she made a choice to say yes to an out of district placement and the law supported her in that choice also. I think the posts made in this thread are helping people focus on the fact that whatever decision they make, it should be a fully informed one. Cheryl in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2003 Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 School busses here in the south do not have air conditioning and the bus drivers have two whole weeks of training for their jobs. I think I'd much rather have my son home safe in front of the tube than suffering from heat prostration or worse. We used to put length of bus ride into the IEP even when he was in his neighborhood school. I do think parents should have the CHOICE when it comes to what their child should do. Elaine re: riding buses Cheryl writes: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That shouldn't happen now. If you don't want your child spending hours every day riding buses, if you don't want your child going to school in other school districts, if you don't want your child being isolated from their neighbors and siblings, if you don't want child learning a teacher dictated curriculum ... just say no. The law supports your right to do so. Cheryl in VA <<<<<<<<<<<< No matter what I write, Cheryl seems to disagree. That's her right. I wrote that my daughter tolerated hour long bus rides in the fifteen years she was in the public school. One has to think about it. That was two hours less TV a day (OK, in our house the TV was in tha attic or on a computer most of these years). The standards we have as busy and overstressed adults doesn't necessarily apply to our children for whom the bus ride is a quiet time. My daughter, Jan, was NOT ISOLATED from her neighbors and siblings. She wouldn't have seen them at school, bus she sure did outside. Those connections are still strong. Isolation from siblings .. that simply didn't happen. My daughter was taught to the true essence of an IEP. She was taught forward from wherever she was on any particular year. She was challenged to the limits of her capability. I wish her siblings (NDA) had functioned as well re their capabilities as she did. In our case, the approved options were not good. The local school district would have exposed her to far more distracting environments than she had (and she was marginal ADHD, like her older brother). She thrived, found friends at school and had a very inclusive environment ouside of school. This was coupled with the plain fact that the school district didn't want her. I always felt that allowing someone to teach my child was a privilege. They didn't get it. What decisions you make should be made on your particular environment. The law supports your right to fight for your child's rights to a local solution. If that's best, go for it. If something else is better (as we found), go for what's better. Rick BTW, I put Jan's older brother on public transportation today. He coped and I picked him up at the end of the day at the stop where he got off. Yes, he spent time on the 'bus' instead of in a car and he had to wait for a pick-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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