Comments on: Students with autism missing from yearbook; Parents complain http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/06/19/yearbook/ Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:03:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Lynn Hamilton http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/06/19/yearbook/#comment-1065 Lynn Hamilton Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:15:42 +0000 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=2408#comment-1065 I am trying to help keep up with with this for Darla. I am her aunt. Just thought you might like to know that a former staff member of the school confirmed that this was intentional. Go to the channel 10 Sacramento web site blogs and her statement is pretty conclusive. Not only were they left out this time but this has been the norm for years. They purposely even have the special needs kids do picture make up day because they say that they don't have the scheduling time for them. Anyway, this person knows firsthand that it was discrimination. I am not sure what the solution is but I can tell you that it is a nationwide problem and needs to be addressed. These kids are extremely smart and they KNOW what is going on. They just can't articulate it ... yet. I am trying to help keep up with with this for Darla. I am her aunt. Just thought you might like to know that a former staff member of the school confirmed that this was intentional.

Go to the channel 10 Sacramento web site blogs and her statement is pretty conclusive. Not only were they left out this time but this has been the norm for years. They purposely even have the special needs kids do picture make up day because they say that they don’t have the scheduling time for them. Anyway, this person knows firsthand that it was discrimination.

I am not sure what the solution is but I can tell you that it is a nationwide problem and needs to be addressed. These kids are extremely smart and they KNOW what is going on. They just can’t articulate it … yet.

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