Reading about the shooter at Sandy Hook Elementary just confirms part of why we have IDEA and why our schools must take a different role than they usually do, at least around here. This was a troubled boy who grew into a troubled man. Instead of ignoring the mom's pleas and instead of taking the stance that we must save as much money as we can, perhaps if districts take the stand that they are here to educate and help our children grow into strong and thriving citizens we will see this kind of thing stop (or at least happen less often). When they refuse to help these kids and rebuff parents they set themselves up as the bad guys. Good care costs money, but good care leads to good outcomes. Which is more important? I have often wondered when some parent will have taken all they believe they can handle and go and do some violence, now we have seen what happened to a young man who apparently believed he had taken all he could handle. It's time to start caring for our kids instead of avoiding doing anything for children who are different.
See Aaron Sereboff's post here: https://www.facebook.com/ideabuilder
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