Re: Anyone live in Michigan State or know how the system works there?

[Guest guest]

I have a friend who is a teacher (regular ed.) in

Michigan and she reports that the Governor of that

state is very much anti-Special Ed. and cutting

funding for that program is a priority with him. So

your friend may have to deal with the individual

school district to get the programs she needs for the

child. There is still such a thing as IDEA and that

is nationwide so they do have some rights but they

just need to learn those rights (the information is

readily available on the Internet) and to make the

school aware that the family knows the rights and

expects the school to honor them. I wish her luck!

Tamara

(mother of Jan,15, autism)

and contracted to the MO DMH as a parent advisor.

--- santanawildfire <santanawildfire@...> wrote:

> Hi I haven't posted in a very long time so you

> probably won't

> recognize me. What I'm looking for is a connection

> for a friend in

> Michigan State. I live in Canada myself but my

> friend has married

> within the last year and adquired a lovely little

> autistic girl. She

> is all gung ho to help her little girl get the best

> possible

> education that she can but is frustrated by the

> system.

>

> I feel understanding how the system works was vital

> to getting my

> little girl's needs met and think it would be really

> helpful if I

> could get my friend hooked up with someone who

> understands the the

> system in the States or Michigan itself.

>

> Can anybody help us?

>

> becca

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Tamara we really appreciate the help.

becca :