[blparent] back to school

Thu Aug 8 22:22:18 UTC 2013

Congratulations I hope everything goes well with your pregnancy. We just decided that we are going to start trying for a third child I am so excited

Princess Kaila

On Aug 8, 2013, at 3:07 PM, Gabe Vega Via Iphone4S <theblindtech at gmail.com> wrote:

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>> On Aug 8, 2013, at 2:25 PM, "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Our school board is still dorking around. They announced in June after
>> school let out that they wanted to expand the walk zone. Then they found
>> that it's more difficult to hire crossing guards then they expected. Three
>> weeks before school starts, and nobody is sure who is eligible for the bus
>> and who isn't. We are just at the edge of what may or may not be the walk
>> zone. We live about 200 feet from what will probably be a bus stop. The walk
>> to school is about a mile each way. 
>> I'm trying to figure out if my daughter can ride the bus or what my options
>> are. I've talked to the principal who seemed to grasp my concerns. 
>> What acceptions have been made for kids to ride the bus?  Part of why I ask
>> is that we are expecting our second baby due in Feb. I'm concerned about
>> walking over icey sidewalks as both winter and my pregnancy progress. 
>> I think what annoys me the most is that the school board could have
>> announced this last schoolyear, say in Feb. That would allow the parents the
>> opportunity to network and figure out a solution. As it is now, nobody knows
>> what to expect, people are gone on vacation, so people aren't around at the
>> same time to discuss. If anybody has advice, I'd love to hear it,
>> specifically on making the bus be an option. 
>> To be clear, all these maybe changes were announced this summer. Our house
>> was on the bus line last year. 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sharon
>> Howerton
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 8:04 PM
>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] back to school
>> 
>> Jo Elizabeth, perhaps you will meet other parents who can bring Sarah home.
>> That was the specific reason that I got involved with school board and other
>> activities when my sons were in preschool which, at that time, was a 3.5
>> hour day. An 11:10 dismissal for working parents! Good luck!
>> That's a long walk for an almost 11 year old dog even on a good day. Keep
>> your cane with you! My first girl retired at 10.5, and I probably should
>> have retired her before that.
>> Sharon
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
>> Elizabeth Pinto
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 3:18 PM
>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] back to school
>> 
>> I'm sending my baby off to kindergarten!  I don't know where the time went!
>> 
>> Tomorrow is Back to School Night, so I'll be seeing the classroom and
>> meeting the teacher.  I've already been in e-mail contact with her and the
>> school secretary, letting them know that I would prefer electronic rather
>> than printed communications.  So far, they seem cooperative.
>> 
>> My only concern right now is that I thought my daughter would be able to
>> ride the bus, but we're right on the edge, a mile away from school.  Anyone
>> living less than a mile doesn't get bus services.  So it's looking like I'll
>> need to walk over there and pick her up each day, and I need to learn the
>> route.  My worry is that my poor guide dog is nearly eleven and feeling her
>> age.  So while it shouldn't be too much of a problem in good weather, I may
>> have a real pickle on my hands when winter comes.
>> 
>> Jo Elizabeth
>> 
>> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
>> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
>> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Veronica Smith
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 9:49 AM
>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: [blparent] back to school
>> 
>> Hello, its that time again and depending on where you all live, its back to
>> school time.  Our kiddos begin on August 16 here in NM, but I heard AZ
>> already started amonth ago.
>> Do your children walk, with someone or alone?
>> Are they just beginning, Pre-school, Kindergarten?
>> Is this their last year or are they in mid school?
>> Home schooled, teacher issues?
>> V
>> 
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