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ROCKLAND SchoolWatch | | The U.S. Department of Education has released proposed regulations for Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education ACT (IDEA). The most important change in these regulations is to limit the use of lay advocates in due process hearings, if this regulation goes through, parents will have limited options for representation of their child’s case. Use our pre-formatted letter and tell Secretary Spelling to withdraw the proposed changes TODAY! SchoolWatch, School safety Alert January 26, 2009 Beware of the EastChester School district of New York. by George Deabold IS THE EASTCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT USING AVERSIVE INTERVENTIONS ON STUDENTS. The School Watch Task force received several reports on the EastChester school district of New York. The first report was filed on may 10, 2008 .The report was from a parent whose child attends high School in the Eastchester school district .The parent reported about inappropriate behavioral techniques and other acts of abuse. This is not the only report of inappropriate behavioral techniques being used at the Eastchester Schools. SchoolWatch has information that some of the special education students are being abused by school staff. We now see the need to issue a safety alert and warning to all parents of special education students in the Eastchester school district. * Anyone who has information of any abuse in Eastchester or suspects that a child has been abused by Eastchester staff,policies or practices should report it to the SchoolWatch Task Force.SchoolWatch will help you at no charge. Please feel free to contact us and give us any tips, leads or information about any mismanagement or abuse you have knowledge of. Please be aware that all tips and leads are held in the strictest of confidence.**************** ********************************************************* any information or leads can be given with you remaining anonymous.************************* For now, you can email the information to schoolwatch4children@yahoo.com******************* or fax the information to (631) 859-0082. please contact the SchoolWatch Investigative Task Force via the email address below. email: Schoolwatch4kids@ yahoo.com For more info on SchoolWatch go to the SchoolWatch website www.schoolwatch101.infoPhone SchoolWatch at (631)470-1932 |
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Rihanna Meets Matt Kemp’s Family for Autism Charity Fundraiser in Arizona (Gossip on This!)
Rihanna and her “friend” Matt Kemp must be getting pretty serious! Word on the sidewalk is that RiRi flew all the way to Arizona from Berlin to be with Matt and his family at Matt’s “Ante Up for Autism” charity bash last weekend. This event meant a lot to Matt and the Kemps because Matt’s [...]
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Autism center funds renewed (Muleskinner)
For the third year, federal funding will be provided to support UCM's Midwest Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Rep. Ike Skelton said the Center will receive $280,000 in grant funds from the federal 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act through the Department of Health and Human Services and Administration for Children and Families.
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New Autism Services in Washington Co. (FOX 9 News Twin Cities)
A new committee in Washington County is trying help families dealing with autism. In 2009, 50 percent of calls to social workers were families in need of services for people with autism.
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The Autism Inclusion Toolkit (Times Education Supplement)
This quiz from The Autism Inclusion Toolkit by Maggie Bowen & Lynn Plimley (2008, SAGE Publications) is part of a training package that can be delivered during staff meetings and on INSET days, to ensure autism-friendly practice throughout the school, and will help to facilitate discussion amongst staff.
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Cal U conference focuses on helping those with autism (Valley Independent)
Autism expert Dr. Peter Gerhardt was the keynote speaker for the third annual Autism Conference, held on the campus of California University of Pennsylvania Wednesday. The event was sponsored by the university and Intermediate Unit 1.
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Spare Some for Autism Unveils New Website; Redesign Reflects Commitment to Keep Supporters Informed and Connected (dBusinessNews.com)
(Raleigh , NC ) March 11, 2010- Spare Some for Autism, a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, has unveiled its newly designed website at www.sparesomeforautism.org . The new website, which went “live” last month, is designed to better serve supporters of Spare Some for Autism, and to provide ...
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'Bonding' hormone might help some with autism (CBS 19 Tyler)
People with high-functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome were better able to "catch" social cues after inhaling the hormone oxytocin, new research shows.
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Toddler inspiration for autism charity (Eastbourne Today)
A MUM whose two-year-old son has autism is using her insight into the condition to set up a charity. (10/03/2010 09:34:04)
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Autism Employment Campaigners Claim Victory From Government, UK (Medical News Today)
The Government announced Jobcentre Plus staff are to receive autism training in the adult autism strategy published on 3rd March. The National Autistic Society (NAS) celebrated the move, in response to their Don't write me off campaign, along with a raft of new measures to tackle the routine isolation, ignorance and inequality routinely experienced by people with autism in England...
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| National News on Reading and Math |
Summer Camp Guide | Get ready for fun (The Kansas City Star)
Ah, the freedom of summer! Oh, the boredom of summer.
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The Clanton Advertiser (Clanton Advertiser)
Bro. Shannon brought our morning message from Acts 1:8. He spoke on how we often get confused with the commandment to be a witness with going places to witness.
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Growing pains (The Age)
The fears raised in Tasmania about the toxicity of certain plantation gum trees has spread to Victoria.
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District updating policy for use of student restraint (Souderton Independent)
It’s very seldom that restraining methods are needed to deal with students who get out of control, Souderton Area School District officials say, but a proposed update to the district’s Behavior Support for Students policy will make it even more clear when and how restraints can, or cannot, be used.
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Marysville middle school will pick a new principal (Everett Herald)
MARYSVILLE — Principal Judy Albertson will be replaced at Totem Middle School this fall, but she’ll still be a part of efforts to increase learning on the campus.
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School board moves forward with plan for snow make up days (The Ames Tribune)
The Ames Community School Board voted tonight on a plan for making up five school days lost to inclement weather this winter. After establishing that adding all five days to the end of the school calendar would substantially interfere with summer educational opportunities for students, the board voted to add 33 minutes to the end of each school day beginning April 5 and ending on April 16, to ...
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Mardell's America (BBC News)
'Open carry' activists do weekly shop with a gun
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Haddad: Reaching hearts, minds (Memorial Examiner)
Dara Haddad didn’t start out to be a teacher, but she got there as fast as she could.
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| National Special Education News |
JoCo school districts stand to lose $7 million over special education fund dispute (The Kansas City Star)
TOPEKA | Three Johnson County school districts would lose $7 million in special education funding under legislation passed by the Kansas Senate on Thursday. It now heads to the House for consideration.
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School Cafe Helps Special Education Students Gain Valuable Skills (WISN 12 Milwaukee)
A new café funded by federal stimulus money allows special education students in Brown Deer to gain valuable life skills.
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Creation of bureau for special kids urged (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
With only two percent of Filipino children with special needs getting government support, the Department of Education (DepEd) is pushing for the creation of a Bureau of Special Education (BSE) to attend to their needs, outgoing Education Secretary Jesli Lapus said Thursday.
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Special education teachers receive layoff notices (KSBY San Luis Obispo)
Special needs instructors in San Luis Obispo have a big job. They teach adults with disabilities job skills and now they're the latest group to fall victim to the state's budget crisis. The San Luis Coastal Unified School District has notified ten teachers they could lose their jobs at the end of June. The special program has been a part of the community for more than 40 years. Spend a little ...
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Funding 'a barrier' to good education for Katine children with special needs (Guardian Unlimited)
Limited funding having an impact on the achievements of Soroti district's 5,000 children with special needs Inadequate funding is a major barrier to a decent education for children with special needs in rural communities, authorities in Soroti have said. The number of children with special needs is on the increase every year, but little is being done by local and central government to beef up ...
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Students lack special education aides (Pacific Daily News)
The decision to add or remove one-to-one school aides can be complex and "heart-wrenching" for the parents of special-needs students, who hold a lot of the authority over placement of these aides, said Superintendent Nerissa Bretania Underwood yesterday.
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Dallastown to educate more of its own special education students (The York Dispatch)
The Dallastown Area School District plans to reclaim many of its special-education students who had been taught in intermediate unit programs.
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Council of Administrators of Special Education Endorses Curriculum Advantage's Classworks K-12 Instructional Software (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DULUTH, Ga.----Curriculum Advantage Inc.’s Classworks® comprehensive K-12 instructional software has received an official endorsement from the Council of Administrators of Special Education .
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Frank A. Chrest, city schools special-education teacher, dies (Baltimore Sun)
Frank A. Chrest, a special-education teacher who taught in city public schools for nearly 40 years, died Thursday of pneumonia at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He was 97.
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Michigan Special-Education Aide Alleges She Was Fired for Reporting a Third-Grade Drug Dealer and Sexual Harassment of ... (ABC News)
A special-education aide at a Clawson, Mich., elementary school has sued her former employer, claiming that she was unjustly terminated last year for reporting school violations, including an alleged drug-dealing operation run by a third-grader.
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| Education Law News |
Exercising parental authority, part I (Solana Beach Sun)
By Ted Parker SDPD Neighborhood Policing Resource Team Good citizenship begins at home. Parents (and legal guardians) bear the primary responsibility for the actions of their children. They must set good examples for their children at home and in their community, teach morals and values, provide a safe home environment, ensure that their children get a good education, direct their children into ...
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Exercising parental authority, part II (Del Mar Times)
By Ted Parker SDPD Neighborhood Policing Resource Team Dealing With Problems Drugs Parents can provide the best protection children have against drug abuse. However, peer pressures and other outside influences can often undermine your best parenting efforts. Indications that your child may be involved with drugs include the following: a don't-care attitude, resistance to discipline, temper flare ...
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Oak Park & River Forest Community Calendar (Oak Park Leaves)
Oak Leaves and Forest Leaves welcome items for the Community Calendar, as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better. E-mail oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax (708) 383-3678; or mail to Pioneer Press, 1010 W. Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60301.
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Community Calendar (Lincolnwood Review)
Based upon space availability, The Review prints calendar announcements and items for columns, including campus news, newsmakers and others for local organizations and individuals. The deadline is 14 days before the desired publication date, however there is no guarantee for publication. Send releases and items of local interest to: Skokie Review or Lincolnwood Review, 3701 W. Lake Ave ...
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CommVault's Hockey Team Faces off in a Charity Contest on March 9th at the Wachovia Center to Benefit Philadelphia ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OCEANPORT, N.J.----CommVault :
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Calendar (Morton Grove Champion)
Based upon space availability, The Champion prints calendar announcements and items for columns, including campus news, newsmakers and others for local organizations and individuals. For a complete listing, visit www.pioneerlocal.com/mortongrove , The deadline is 14 days before the desired publication date, however there is no guarantee for publication. Send releases ...
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OAK PARK & RIVER FOREST Community Calendar (Oak Park Leaves)
Oak Leaves and Forest Leaves welcome items for the Community Calendar, as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better.
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“Paranoia Strikes Deep”*: MMR Vaccine and Autism (Psychiatric Times)
*From the Stephen Stills/Buffalo Springfield song, “For What It’s Worth.” On February 12, 2009, the US Court of Federal Claims issued a trio of long-awaited decisions in its Omnibus Autism Proceeding . 1 The 3 were representative cases chosen from more than 5500 pending MMR/autism cases by the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.
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State Roundup: S.C. Plan Would End Benefits To 30,000 Disabled Residents; Judge Bars Calif. From Cutting Elderly From ... (Medical News Today)
The Associated Press/CNBC report about legislative action in South Carolina: "Children with autism, people with spine and brain injuries and the long-term disabled in job programs are among the 30,000 people who would lose state help under a $5.1 billion spending plan approved by a House committee Thursday. The spending plan would leave the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs able to ...
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Dad’s concerns after son ’scalded by McDonald’s drink’ (Shropshire Star)
An urgent investigation has been launched by fast food giant McDonald's after a Shropshire teenager was scalded by a cup of tea.
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