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Larry Persily's column published on the March 4 opinion page clearly articulated the dangers of shifting educational support to charter schools. These schools are truly public private schools.
In the late 1990s, I worked as a special education teacher's assistant (TA) at a local elementary school. At the time, we had her two full-time special education teachers and her four TAs, and the staffing needed to provide mandated education to students identified as having special needs. was.
A charter school almost certainly would not have been able to enroll these wonderful children, or a child with a severe neurological disorder who needs help walking, eating, and diapers. . Staff also spent countless hours designing special curricula for these little people, or supporting speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists. Public schools are required to meet the needs of the diverse range of children who enter the school with a desire to learn.
So what about the “typical” student? They gained a reputation for being friends with people who had difficulties. Many of those little people showed extraordinary kindness and compassion in their daily school lives.
Shortcutting all-inclusive public schools at the expense of charter schools is a bad choice. All young people deserve the most comprehensive public education we can offer. There is room for charter schools, but the shining stars of our education system need to be public schools.
— Sue Ellen May
eagle river
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