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From: Stephen.White@p1.f853.n681.z3.fidonet.org (Stephen White)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: HANDICAPPED KID WINS COURT CASE
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Date: 23 May 91 19:25:43 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 TB>    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court Monday refused to hear
 TB> an appeal by Oklahoma officials who challenged a handicapped
 TB> child's right to a special educational program, free of
 TB> charge, during the summer.

 TB> DISABILITY RIGHTS NOW!!! EVEN DISABLED KIDS HAVE RIGHTS!!!!!!
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So, what are you asking for in this case?

Do you think that the kid should have the special education program or not?

In my opinion, the kid shouldn't. If she is going to regress that much in 40 days, then what happens when she leaves school altogether?

The quality of education for other handicapped people will suffer if all the other parents of handicapped kids shove them into summer school just to get rid of them during the day.

This looks very much like the disability rights people trying to take more than they have a right to.

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