[blindlaw] Update on Florida School for the Deaf and Blind

[Michael O. Hanson]

Why not contact the press also?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick H. Stiehm" <stiehm.law at juno.com>
To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Update on Florida School for the Deaf and Blind


> Philip,
>
> What you have related is on its face appalling and inexcusable. As long
> as you have done everything that they have asked you to do, I think it's
> time to contact the  Governor's  office directly. This is not the type of
> story that any government official wants the press to get a hold of.
> (Remember the foster children that got lost in the state system under the
> Bush administration? I'm sure the current governor would not want a
> similar story that will raise the specter of  that incident.)
>
> In addition to the Governor's office  you should contact your state
> legislators. Government employees are susceptible to the pressure that
> can be brought on them by the chief executive of the state as well as
> members of the legislature. He should not hesitate to pursue such a
> course of action.
>
> Patrick H. Stiehm
> Stiehm Law Office
> Alexandria, VA 22309
> 703-360-1089 (Voice)
> 703-935-8266 (Fax)
>
> On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:31:25 -0600 Philip Breeze <pebreeze at gmail.com>
> writes:
>> Hello everyone, a few months back I posted an entry concerning my 6
>> year old
>> sons application to The Florida School for the Blind.  I have an
>>
>>
>>
>> something severely wrong with an organization whose primary mission
>> is to
>> educate blind children and they refuse to do so.
>>
>> My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you that continue to suffer
>> this
>> sort of discrimination in our society.
>>
>> Philip Breeze
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