August 5th, 2004, 05:31 PM
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| Free Thinker
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Gilliam said she believes her refusal to have an "Individual Education Program" drawn up for her daughter is part of the problem.
She said the plan would involve not only testing Chey-enne's intellectual capability, but also her mental and emotional health, something that is not required for most children.
Gilliam said her daughter is a good student and she does not want her treated differently.
| Once again you have parents with a child who has, unfortunately, a serious medical issue and the parents want her treated "like everyone else." Well the child is NOT like everyone else. There are procedures that are in place and the parents are refusing to follow them. They want the school to go out of its way to accomodate their child, but they don't want to follow the established procedures for allowing that accomodation.
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Cheyenne takes medicine that helps prevent seizures, but she still has three to five "full-blown" episodes a week, Gilliam said.
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So three to five times each week, this classroom is going to be disrupted. What if one of these seizures is particularly severe? My little sister had a really bad one in '86 and spent the final 12 years of her life in a "persistent vegetative state", which is a phrase I have learned to hate. What if the same thing happens to this little girl and no one can get near her because the dog is laying on top of her? You think the parents won't turn around and sue the school because they all stood by while their daughter suffered a particularly brutal seizure?
This superintendent is doing exactly what he gets paid to do, protect the interest of the school district.
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