Kentucky Votes Forum

Introduced in the House on January 2, 2007

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I support the passing of House Bill 30 to give additional educational choices to parents of children with special needs.

I think that this bill is long overdue and should be passed this year. it would ease the burden on parents of special ed students and less fighting for the school board and parents about what is needed for the kids.

This bill is nothing more than a pig with generous amounts of lipstick...it is sponsored by right wing extremists who would like nothing more than to deny educational opportunities to special needs children while enriching their for-profit benefactors with YOUR tax miney. Don't be a sucker...oppose this bill which is designed to strip 200 million dollars from programs designed to help special needs children. The supporters of this bill should be ashamed of themselves.

What? Where in the world are you getting that information? Please back-up your statement. If you're right, then we all should look deeper.

A likely comment from a union bolshevik defending the sow which is the education largesse system of tax and spend.

What a wonderful piece of legislation! I live in CA. Our parents only wish such a thing might be possible in our state. My dealings with public school spec ed school personnel were years of pure nightmare. After my 12 year old had a nervous break-down (which made absolutely no difference to the public school personnel), my husband and I moved our child to a private school at our expense for the rest of his education. What a tremendous difference! The private school personnel actually listened to us and accommodated our every request for our son. Without them, I know he would not be a university graduate today! Parents, call your legislator and tell them to support the bill!!!PS -- I am a teacher by profession --that is why I knew what the public schools provided my son was inadequate.

As a parent of two special needs children in the public school system, I feel its important to look at all the facts. The public school system does not take into account behavior issues caused by the child's condition. The schools are overcrowded and staff are not trained special education teachers. On the other hand, I have found the private schools can't do the job either. There are schools in the state of Ohio that are specifically designed for special needs students. This is what we need here.

This is a bill that needs support and direction. with the help of the school boards maybe this won't end up like any other program. This could make a real difference in the lives of a lot of disabled kentucky residents, so lets support it.