RE: Putter's Neighborhood School Doesn't Want Him

[Guest guest]

That sucks, Salli. Go for it. Tell them what they

need to hear....that they will do it by the law.

I hate fighting too. But if it needs doing.....

Tamara

--- bunnytiner wrote:

> Fools. How could they not want my delightful

> Putter?

>

> Putter's teacher told me that I should call them and

> tell them that I am fully aware of Putter's rights

> and that they cannot keep Putter out of his

> neighborhood school.

>

> They said it is too late in the school year to set

> things up for Putter and that we must do it in the

> fall. Putter would start a few weeks late.

>

> This week they accepted a boy with Asperger Syndrome

> and they are making arrangements for him.

>

> So why can they not do this for Putter?

>

> Theresa, Putter's teacher, said that if I had

> contacted them sooner (well, I did contact them

> sooner; I contacted them in March and they tried to

> talk me out of sending Putter to his neighborhood

> school then and I contacted them a few weeks ago and

> they said they would get back to me which they have

> not done.

>

> So tomorrow I must call the county special ed

> department and tell them 1) that I am aware of

> Putter's rights under IDEA and 2) that I do not feel

> it is in Putter's best interests to start later than

> everyone else (which would mean he would learn the

> school day routine after everyone else has already

> learned it and just why would that benefit him?)

>

> I hate fighting. Theresa said that they haven't a

> leg to stand on and that they must accept Putter but

> they hope I don' t know that.

>

> Yuck.

>

> Salli

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

=====

Tamara

mom to :

Ebony, 4 yrs -- asd, ADHD, bi-polar

, 1 year

wife to:

Terry, love of my life

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[Guest guest]

Why don't they want him? What reasons did they give..?

Should we all email the school and tell them how

delightful Putter is..all 200+ of us here?

Mimi

--- bunnytiner wrote:

> Fools. How could they not want my delightful

> Putter?

>

> Putter's teacher told me that I should call them and

> tell them that I am fully aware of Putter's rights

> and that they cannot keep Putter out of his

> neighborhood school.

>

> They said it is too late in the school year to set

> things up for Putter and that we must do it in the

> fall. Putter would start a few weeks late.

>

> This week they accepted a boy with Asperger Syndrome

> and they are making arrangements for him.

>

> So why can they not do this for Putter?

>

> Theresa, Putter's teacher, said that if I had

> contacted them sooner (well, I did contact them

> sooner; I contacted them in March and they tried to

> talk me out of sending Putter to his neighborhood

> school then and I contacted them a few weeks ago and

> they said they would get back to me which they have

> not done.

>

> So tomorrow I must call the county special ed

> department and tell them 1) that I am aware of

> Putter's rights under IDEA and 2) that I do not feel

> it is in Putter's best interests to start later than

> everyone else (which would mean he would learn the

> school day routine after everyone else has already

> learned it and just why would that benefit him?)

>

> I hate fighting. Theresa said that they haven't a

> leg to stand on and that they must accept Putter but

> they hope I don' t know that.

>

> Yuck.

>

> Salli

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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[Guest guest]

> Why don't they want him? What reasons did they give..?

> Should we all email the school and tell them how

> delightful Putter is..all 200+ of us here?

They gave no reasons. They're just stalling and hoping that I won't know

any better. Theresa said that the staff were laughing and saying that they

would find out I was a pretty well-informed and involved parent.

Putter is a handful, but a charming handful.

Salli

[Guest guest]

Don't let them get away with it, Salli. I hate fighting too, but I

know you won't let them push you around like that. You know what's

best for Putter. You just have to show the school.

B

[Guest guest]

>>>>>

Fools. How could they not want my delightful Putter?

<<<<<

Fools is right! This story is starting out quite familiar.

>>>>>>

They said it is too late in the school year to set things up for Putter and

that we must do it in the fall. Putter would start a few weeks late.

<<<<<<<

OK, THAT'S BS.

>>>>

So why can they not do this for Putter?

<<<<

They CAN, but will probably come up with a dozen excuses not to.

>>>>>

I hate fighting. Theresa said that they haven't a leg to stand on and that

they must accept Putter but they hope I don' t know that.

<<<<<<

Me too, Salli...ME TOO! If these schools only understood what they were

missing out on.

[Guest guest]

>

> They CAN, but will probably come up with a dozen excuses not to.

>

They already are. This morning they told me that Putter did have the right

to start on time in the fall but he would do so without supports because

there was no time to put those supports in place.

" I wouldn't do that to MY child, " the special ed director told me

self-righteously.

Geez.

Salli

[Guest guest]

> >

> " I wouldn't do that to MY child, " the special ed director told me

> self-righteously.

>

Then tell her to get off her ass NOW and get those supports in place -

she has three months. Let her know if it WAS her kid, she'd sure make

sure the school did it for her. They sound awfully lazy!

Kerri

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/4/02 12:52:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

bunnytiner@... writes:

> but he would do so without supports because there was no time to put those

> supports in place.

Hmmmmmmmmm if it's written in his IEP I beg to differ. Here is PA we have a

place called the Educational Law Center... anything out there like that out

there?

G

[Guest guest]

no no no...

What BS.

What's wrong with starting NOW?

Jacqui's transition IEP is 6/11, their other alternative was 8/23...3 days

before she starts second grade.

I think not.

Penny - who's sending good vibes Salli's way....

Re: Putter's Neighborhood School Doesn't

Want Him

>

> They CAN, but will probably come up with a dozen excuses not to.

>

They already are. This morning they told me that Putter did have the right

to start on time in the fall but he would do so without supports because

there was no time to put those supports in place.

" I wouldn't do that to MY child, " the special ed director told me

self-righteously.

Geez.

Salli

[Guest guest]

yup...what Kerri said...and KERRI IS ALWAYS RIGHT!

Penny

Re: Putter's Neighborhood School Doesn't

Want Him

> >

> " I wouldn't do that to MY child, " the special ed director told me

> self-righteously.

>

Then tell her to get off her ass NOW and get those supports in place -

she has three months. Let her know if it WAS her kid, she'd sure make

sure the school did it for her. They sound awfully lazy!

Kerri