Advocating for all special needs children

Parent amazing speech advocating for all special needs children in the district! There has to be a way to expedite this process so that kids can get the help they need without having to resort to lawyers and advocates! 💪❤️

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My youngest daughter attends BRE and has been severely impacted by the recent incident that took place in her class. She has lost her beloved teacher who has been placed on an administrative leave for something I feel could have been prevented and/or minimized had the proper supports been in place.

I come to you tonight on behalf of all those kids that have special needs and for their parents to give them a voice and to shine light on what is not right in our district. I have first hand experience with this as my oldest daughter has special needs to include autism and developmental coordination disorder.

As a parent you want the best for your child and you never want them to have to struggle. It took much effort on our part to figure out what was not quite right with our daughter. When we came to terms with it and got the medical diagnosis we needed, we thought now she can get the help she needed. But we were wrong.

We got introduced to what an IEP is and dealt with much frustration when told that she wasn’t bad enough to require additional support. We went from Butterfield to Glenmeade to Oakridge and now finally Country Springs to have the best fit for her. She needed to be in a place that had the personnel that could deal with kids with similar needs and issues. She needed the additional support of an aide to keep her on task and motivated.

This process of finding her the right fit took over 3 years, 3 advocates, 1 lawyer, and a state complaint before we could make things happen. This has all been a learning process and the one that suffers the most is the kids and the teachers. There is a special education department and there are funds allocated for it. So please can we help all the kids get the support they need to help them be the amazing and functional humans that they have the potential to be?

My daughter is smart and loves to learn and because of the incredibly slow process that is set in place she at one point turned into a kid that was fearful and hated going to school, developed bad behaviors, and didn’t want to participate in her learning environment. Now that we are finally at the right place, she is engaging more with her world and being a more willing participant in her education.

There has to be a way to expedite this process so that kids can get the help they need without having to resort to lawyers and advocates.