[Blindtlk] Oregon votes to close school for the blind

[Mike Freeman]

True enough. But land and deeds has the best shot at putting a legal 
shoe into the works!

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Oregon votes to close school for the blind


I do.  IDEA mandates a Continuum of Services and education in the
Least Restrictive Environment that meets the educational needs of the
students.  The students who are at the Oregon School for the Blind
are there because there is no other placement possible.  With its
closure, there is no longer a Continuum of Services.  The result is
failure to provide a Free and Appropriate Public Education as
required by the law.

All of that is separate from the whole issue of lands and deeds.

Joseph


On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 06:42:24PM -0400, Steve P. Deeley wrote:
> Do you think it can be stopped with legal action?
> Steve
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "T. Joseph Carter"
> <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 4:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Oregon votes to close school for the blind
>
>
>> They wanted the property, period.  If the Oregon School for the Blind
>> had not been so starved of students, funding, and even building
>> maintenance, they could not have pulled what they have.  Since there
>> was a clear plan to improve the school, increase enrollment, and
>> reduce the cost per student, this year was their best shot at
>> stealing the property.
>>
>> As it was, this was done with almost universal opposition from the
>> public.  Stakeholders have met and begun forming legal strategies for
>> moving forward.
>>
>> Joseph

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