Re: Field Trips

[Guest guest]

,

I think you are right! It's not the children's fault there's no money, if

it's part of the curriculum, then they better find the money somewhere.

Especially if that stuff is in their IEP's...sounds like they are serious

business and violation of them is against the law from what I " ve learned here on

the list.

Mom to Kennedy 20 mos old CHARGEr, 10, 8, and wife to Graeme

New Brunswick, Canada

Visit the " Weir homepage " at:

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/5716

ICQ #1426476

I have a question for those of you who are familiar with dealing with

school issues. A friend of mine was asking for my advise about a

situation with her son's special ed class.

is in 8th grade, has down syndrome, and is in a special ed

classroom with 7 other students (I think four of the students are new to

the class this year). Two of the students are in wheelchairs and two of

the students have seizure disorders. Some are tube fed as well. There

is one teacher and one aide in the classroom.

The class is a life skills class and typically has included going on

field trips every week to learn life skills in the community. Recently

they have cancelled all field trips because they cannot afford to hire an

aide to assist the class while on these trips and they feel that it is

not safe to go on the field trips without extra adult supervision.

We both agree that it is not safe to go on a field trip with extra adult

supervision but we don't think that changing the curriculum of the class

because of a lack of funds is an appropriate solution. It sounds like a

violation of all of the children's rights. What do you guys think?

Mom to

Mesquite, TX

___________________________________________________________________

Get the Internet just the way you want it.

Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month!

Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

---------------------------