Testimonies: Extracting a special needs child from pubic school

by Mary Paliescheskey

I'm stupid." My son said. "I can't learn." He throws his backpack to the floor. "I have to go to school extra because I'm a retard." "No, you're not. You just get distracted so you go extra for quiet away from the grou...read more

by J. M.

He would have been alright if there hadn't been so much paper! That paper, you know, it gets everywhere. It fills up your locker, it escapes and sits at the bottom of your bag, it clogs up the bottom of your cupboard whe...read more

by Lisa Fagan

Back in the 60's, I had went to public school up until the fourth grade. I was always crying and carrying on in class and yelling at the teachers. I even cut class in the fourth grade, and I got punished for it. My brot...read more

by Dena Woods

We had to take my special needs son out of the public school because of repeatable temper-tantrums,hitting and being so violent. He is mentally and emotionally impaired and they didn't know how to deal with him. We knew he...read more

by Merridith Larsen

I knew something was wrong when Ashley was in the second grade. I was constantly summoned to the school to be told by her all-too-young and inexperienced teacher that my daughter was out of control in class. When I ask...read more

by Randal Purdy

Both of my sons, who are now adults, were in special education classes during both middle school and high school.The problems started with my eldest before middle school.We were told by the "School Authorities",that he ...read more