Either:

1) She's doesn't really have a learning disabilty (mom probably browbeat a therapist into diagnosing her little non-violent, never does this angel as being hyperactive...ADD...ADHD...autistic ...Aspergers);

2) She *is* learning disabled and this is why trying to "mainsteam" these kids is a bad idea.

Special Ed classes where teachers are specially trained to know how to deal with her and everyone is on the same basic level? Nah...better to just let her take classes with the rest of the kids (and pull them all down, as the teacher has to devote and inordinate amount of time to a very small percentage of the class), but tell her teachers they aren't allowed to ever tell her, "No," or that she has to be given an extra hour for tests, or that she can't do any homework. You know, really prepare her for the real world.

If it went down the way everybody is saying it did, it sounds justified.

And yes, the spokeswoman was a cuti pie

Gecko Gingrich: Special Ed classes where teachers are specially trained to know how to deal with her and everyone is on the same basic level? Nah...better to just let her take classes with the rest of the kids (and pull them all down, as the teacher has to devote and inordinate amount of time to a very small percentage of the class), but tell her teachers they aren't allowed to ever tell her, "No," or that she has to be given an extra hour for tests, or that she can't do any homework. You know, really prepare her for the real world.

Three words: Least restrictive environment(p)

It sucks, and parents of lots of "special" children are some of the nastiest and most litigious people on Earth. You wouldn't believe the legal legwork involved to get a special child into a self-contained (non-mainstream) classroom.

ecmoRandomNumbers: Three words: Least restrictive environment(p)

It sucks, and parents of lots of "special" children are some of the nastiest and most litigious people on Earth. You wouldn't believe the legal legwork involved to get a special child into a self-contained (non-mainstream) classroom.

My wife is a public high school teacher. My mother is a Special Ed aid, who has been working with the same group of kids for about 10 years now. She has "graduated" with them, and stayed with them year after year. A few years back, when they graduated 12th grade, she figured she would get a new set of youngsters and start all over. Not quite. A parent of one of the students sued the county on the grounds that the county has to provide education until the age of 21...so off the college they went! Community college, but college none the less.

I guess what I'm saying is, "Yes, I do believe." I see and hear about it all too often. You don't think I pulled those IEP (Individualized Education Plan) details out of thin air do you? ;)

nukeim: Who gives a sh*t...The woman in that interview is HOT.

I would taser it! Twice!

Remember, if your child is disabled in any way, it gives you and them an excuse for your child to do anything they want.

skinink: What do you tell a 11 year old girl with two Taser probes on her?

"You'll get over it."

Cops are pinned down by a lot of bureaucratic crap run mostly by lawyers and bean counters. Procedure is basically being driven towards low level fascism because it is profitable for the supporters of certain politicians (read tactical supply industries).

It doesn't help that cops seem to limit the intelligence of its officer candidates.

Thinking for oneself is disdained in most police depts. these days, particularly in situations like this.

FTFA:

Her mother said the girl has a learning disability and was "mentally not a regular 11-year-old."


I farking hate the term "learning disability". Back when I was in elementary school (1980's), if you were held back a grade, it's because you were dumb/stupid......not because you had a "learning disability".

/Now get off my lawn.

Only 1200 volts...?

Wussies.

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