[nagdu] Going to Jail

[Julie J]

LOL  I thought it was kind of strange that young kids would be going on a 
field trip to a prison.  I thought you were volunteering to chaperone them 
or something.  A college class makes much more sense.

I'm glad the college is supportive of you.  I hope they will be able to 
convince the prison superintendent to follow the law.

Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Going to Jail


> Hahahaha Julie, its okay. Lets just think of me that young. I am 19 and
> holding and holding and holding, and holding LOL
>
> Marsha
>
>
>
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> Of Julie J
> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 4:55 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Going to Jail
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> Oh Marsha!  That makes me so mad.  I can't believe they'd cancel the whole
> thing like that.
>
> Who's above the prison superintendent?  Perhaps a phone call to that 
> person
> would get results?  Scary that the prison superintendent doesn't care 
> about
> following laws.
>
> And nevermind about the kids going.  I forgot that you're in college.  I 
> was
>
> thinking of a school field trip or something.
>
> Julie
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
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> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 3:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Going to Jail
>
>
>> Wow, never did know that I would spark such a debate. So here is the
>> update.
>> The great news, my professor and my college is standing up for my rights
>> 100
>> percent. The sad thing is that the prison I will be visiting, I have been
>> told, will most likely not allow my dog. And in fact will go to the 
>> extent
>> of cancelling the whole trip. Now they won't admit that, I am the reason
>> they are cancelling the trip. Apparently the superintendent, does NOT 
>> care
>> about access or rights of anyone. This is a state ran prison, and even
>> though they are ruled by state laws, apparently they do not follow them 
>> by
>> any means. The college is leaving it up to me on what I want to go or 
>> not.
>
>> I
>> want to take my guide. I have classes the rest of the day after the trip,
>> and don't think I can manage to navigate the campus with her. Before
>> anyone
>> jumps on me, I have good cane skills, but my vertigo and hearing loss,
>> prevents me from orientating well. The disability office has said, if I 
>> do
>> not take my guide on the trip and then, come to class they will help me
>> around the campus.
>>
>> So my hands are tied, push to take her. And have the trip cancelled. Or
>> not
>> take her, use my cane, but let the prison get away with violating my
>> rights,
>> and not be able to get around my campus after the trip. I don't know how
>> far
>> to push this, I almost feel like retaining a lawyer. Would there be 
>> anyone
>> who I could call about this, maybe they could call the prison and 
>> advocate
>> for me?
>>
>> Thank you for all the responses. Glad this is become such a debate.
>>
>> For anyone interested, I chose to go on this trip for my political 
>> science
>> class. It's a requirement to go on 2 trips. I wanted to go to this 
>> prison,
>> not for the politicalness of it, but for the psychology. I am curious why
>> people commit crimes.
>>
>> Marsha
>>
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