Parents of Special Needs Students Disagree with Remote Learning

Parents of Special Needs Students Disagree with Remote Learning

SHIELDS SAYS HERSON VINNYBENEFITS FROM"HE'S ALWAYSGOING TO RELY ONANOTHER PERSONFOR ALL OF HISCARE NEEDS."VINNY, WHO IS 5,HAS CEREBRALPALSY AND IS BLIND"TAKES A VILLAGEWITH THESE KIDSAND WHEN YOU'REAT HOME ANDYOU'RE TRYING TOTAKE CARE OF ALLTHEIR NEEDSEVERYDAY, ALL DAYDURING THE NIGHT,THERE IS NOVILLAGE THERE TOHELP YOU." THAT'SWHY LIZ WASLOOKING FORWARDTO THE START OFTHE SCHOOL YEAR,SO VINNY COULDWORK WITH NURSESAND OTHERPROFESSIONALS ATJP LORD SCHOOL INOMAHABUT ONCEOPS MADE THEDECISION TO GOFULLY REMOTE FORTHE FIRST QUARTERLIZ FEELS LIKE HERSON WASOVERLOOKED"USING AN IPAD,WATCHING THINGSON A SCREEN DOESABSOLUTELYNOTHING EXPECTHE CAN HEAR THESOUNDS BUT AS FARAS LEARNINGVISUALLY HE CAN'TDO THAT." NOTONLY IS SHECONCERNED ABOUTHIS LEARNING, BUTALSO THE MISSEDOPPORTUNITIES TOWORK WITH THOSEPROFESSIONALSWHO PROVIDETHINGS SHE CAN'T "IUNDERSTAND THEREASONING FORWANTING SCHOOLSCLOSED ORWANTING TO LEARNREMOTELYHOWEVER THATDOESN'T WORK FOROUR FAMILY AND ALOT OF FAMILIESLIKE OURS." LIZSTARTED AN ONLINEPETITION SAYINGOPS NEEDS TOPROVIDE ADIFFERENT OPTIONTHAN REMOTELEARNING FOR KIDSWITH SPECIALNEEDS, AND OTHERPARENTS FEEL THESAME WAY"THERAPIST AT THESCHOOL THAT HELPHER ON A DAILYBASIS SHE LEARNSTHINGS THAT ICAN'T TEACH HER ICAN TRY MYHARDEST BUT IT'SNOT AS GOOD ASTHEY CAN." DARIANDEBEHAS A 5-YEAR-OLDSPECIAL NEEDSDAUGHTER WHOATTENDS PAWNEEELEMENTARY, SHESAYS OPS NEEDS TOOFFER MOREOPTIONS "IF THEYOFFER TO BRINGSOMEONE INTO THEHOME MAYBE TWICEA WEEK OR THREETIMES A WEEK TOWORK ON THETHERAPIES THATTHEY WOULDRECEIVE AT SCHOOLI WOULD BECOMPLETELY FINEWITH THAT."SHIELDS HOPESTHAT THINGSCHANGE IN THENEAR FUTUREBECAUSE THESOONER SPECIALNEEDS STUDENTSCAN BE BACK INSCHOOL, THEBETTER "HE'S MISSEDOUT ON A LOT OFEDUCATIONLEARNINGSOCIALIZATION, ALOT OF THINGSTHAT COULD OFBENEFITTED HIM."WE'VE REACHED OUT TOO-P-S ABOUT THEPETITION AND THOSECONCERNS, BUT HAVENOT HEARD BACK AT THISTIME.....