Guest guest Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 ~Mission Statement- ~ " WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU TO BELIEVE IN OUR ABILITY TO BRING ABOUT REAL CHANGE...WE'RE ASKING YOU TO BELIEVE IN YOURS! " ~We are interested in talking with ANY PARENTS and/or KIDS who are currently enrolled in RRISD & other Texas school districts.. & anyone forced to transfer out of their home school or left their district due to any of the reasons listed below.. Kids who have been constantly failing classes,Lack of Support,or NO Services,currently in SPED/504 victims of Threats,Bullying,Assault, Harassment,unjustly disciplined,suspended,expelled or who have Learning Disabilities,Mental Illness,Depression,Anxiety,Bipolar,ADHD,Autisim, & who are TIRED of the injustice that has been done to kids & families in Texas Public Schools! ~Let's meet for coffee somewhere to talk about concerns,frustrations & talk with other parents who are tired & want REAL CHANGE!.. & most importantly realize that you are not alone! ~It's time to UNIFY and make our schools a NORMAL learning environment for ALL KIDS!..They DESERVE IT!..NO MORE " PUSH OUT " ..or " Pipeline to Prison " ..Let's get together & share our concerns with each other & actively work together to ORGANIZE..ADVOCATE.. & be trained to SPEAK UP to our school officials & Representatives. ~Take a LOOK at the Links,Files and Polls section..We CAN & MUST make a ~CHANGE~ before this happens to ANY MORE KIDS!.. *School factors: Because school personnel often ignore bullying, children can be reinforced for intimidating others. *Victims often suffer from long term emotional & behavioral problems,learning problems,loneliness,anxiety, depression,increased illness & low self-esteem which often leads to death & suicide. ~Places I want to visit- ~Schools where this isn't happening..Texas schools have 4,253,771 children of School age 5 to 18 Victims 322,010 Victims/Bullies 67,210 Bullies 307,122 Total est. involved in bullying 696,342 ~ " Whatever you neglected to do for one of the least of these, you neglected to do for me " ~ Please us join in our cause & YOURS!!... http://twitter.com/Parents4_Change http://twitter.com/Parents4_Change PaReNtS_4_cHaNgE_RRISD Shanda ~Founder of Parents 4 Change P4_Change@... Advocates/System Change Agents Parents 4 Change PO Box 201822 Austin, TX, 78720-1822 Shanda : FAX: National Coordinators for NOEWAIT to end wait lists http://www.noewait.net/default.html Members of Council of Parents Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) http://www.copaa.net/ Members of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) http://www.aclu.org/ Members of Texas Advanced Leadership and Advocacy Council http://talac.tamu.edu Members of Equality Texas http://www.equalitytexas.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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