from lda

[Guest guest]

this is now coming from our national office - i had no idea this was even in

effect - i usually just phone my rep and senators -

To ALL MEMBERS OF LDANJ AND LEADERS OF SUPPORT GROUPS - what do you think of

the Hanover Regional District's plan not to allow a girl with DS to walk

with her fellow students at graduation? It took intervention from Washington

to

allow her to do this ( if you are not in county, you may not have

read about this. The girl was with the class since kindergarten --- after

many battles with the school system by the parents --- she is not accepting

her diploma next year, as she will stay in the vocational program -

Cty. School of Technology - for another two years. The board, in its

infinite wisdom, wouldn't allow her to march with her classmates at

graduation next year. I wonder where Special Services was in all of this,

and if, indeed, they even bothered to intervene -- this district and its

director of special services is known to look down on the child study

teams.) I urge you to write to your local newspapers decrying this

thoughtless act, and especially one board member's insensitive remarks.- the

president of the Downs' Syndrome Society has responded in the Daily Record,

and , I hope, in other local newspapers -

thanks, terry