03:24 pm - Yearbook Too Good For Short Bus Rabble?
Hi folks. I've been totally swamped for the last couple of months, but am gradually recovering. Today I managed my first blog post in months. Whoopee. Link:
http://dkmnow.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/yearbook-exclusion/
I'll just stick with the essentials here. You'll know what to do:
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School Leaves Autistic Kids Out Of Yearbook
Parents Say Act Done Intentionally, School Disagrees
June 18, 2008
ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- The parents of twin autistic boys left out of a yearbook are accusing the school of discrimination.
Darla Granger said her sons Holden and Hunter were purposely left out of their Roseville, Calif., school yearbook -- along with the rest of the school's special needs children.
"When your own school district and the people that are supposed to be there to support you and your kids and your situation sort of shun you, it is hurtful," Granger said.
Holden and Hunter Granger, who are in second grade, are students of the Placer County Board of Education, which assigns special-need students to various schools within the district.
The boys are in a collage photo in the yearbook, but the school's special needs class, including teachers, is missing.
"I got the book and was excited to look up their class and see their pictures with their names and their teachers, and they weren't in it," Granger said.
Darla and her husband, Blandon, have filed a complaint with the Placer County Board of Education, but said they aren't taking legal action and would just like to ensure that the class pictures of their children and other special-needs students are included in future yearbooks.
The Placer County superintendent who oversees the special needs program at Quail Glen Elementary said she thinks the incident was an oversight, not a malicious act.
"I do have a hard time understanding how they could have not noticed that every autistic child from their campus was missing," Darla Granger said.
The boys' father said he doesn't know if the act was intentional but doesn't think care was given to include the children with special needs in the yearbook.
"I just felt like I needed to speak out," Blandon Granger said. "I feel like we are owed an apology."
Sources (same story on different sites):
http://www.local6.com/education/16639257/detail.html
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/education/16639257/detail.html
http://www.wjactv.com/moms4moms/16639257/detail.html
http://www.clickondetroit.com/education/16639257/detail.html
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Placer County Office of Education
360 Nevada Street
Auburn, CA 95603
530-889-8020
http://www.placercoe.k12.ca.us/
Gayle Garbolino-Mojica, Placer County Superintendent of Schools
ggarbolino@placercoe.k12.ca.us 530-889-5922
Keith Bray, Administrator
kbray@placercoe.k12.ca.us
Larry Mozes, Assistant Superintendent, Student Services
lmozes@placercoe.k12.ca.us
Susan Bolton, Special Education Coordinator
sbolton@placercoe.k12.ca.us
Glenda Lightfoot, Special Education Coordinator
gchun@placercoe.k12.ca.us
Cyndi Stone, Principal/Coordinator
cstone@placercoe.k12.ca.us
Michael Warych, Principal/Coordinator
mwarych@placercoe.k12.ca.us
Susan Watts, Special Education Director
swatts@placercoe.k12.ca.us
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DRY CREEK JOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
9707 Cook Riolo Road
Roseville, CA 95747
Phone: (916) 771-0646
Fax: (916) 771-0650
http://www.placercoe.k12.ca.us/district.aspx?id=134
http://www.drycreek.k12.ca.us
Mark Geyer, Superintendent
mgeyer@drycreek.k12.ca.us
Lynn Barbaria, Special Education Director
lbarbari@drycreek.k12.ca.us
Louise Santana, Student Services Director
lsantana@drycreek.k12.ca.us
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Quail Glen Elementary School
http://www.placercoe.k12.ca.us/site.aspx?id=89
1250 Canevari Drive
Roseville, CA 95747
Phone: (916) 789-7100
Fax: (916) 789-7113
http://www.drycreek.k12.ca.us/indexSch.asp?page_id=8
patriots@drycreek.k12.ca.us
Tracy Robinson, Principal
trobinson@drycreek.k12.ca.us
Renee McCann, School Secretary
rmccann@drycreek.k12.ca.us
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