Showing posts with label Lee's Summit R-7 School District. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lee's Summit R-7 School District. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Guns in Classrooms: South Dakota law allows districts to arm teachers.
Guns in Classrooms: South Dakota law allows districts to arm teachers.
I am amazed that we cannot get a law passed to protect our children from child abuse in the public school system but in SD school staff were able to get a gun law passed to protect themselves. What is wrong with our government and why do they refuse to protect our children?
I am amazed that we cannot get a law passed to protect our children from child abuse in the public school system but in SD school staff were able to get a gun law passed to protect themselves. What is wrong with our government and why do they refuse to protect our children?
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Missouri Anti-Bullying Laws & Policies | StopBullying.gov
Missouri Anti-Bullying Laws & Policies | StopBullying.gov
Missouri Anti-Bullying Laws & Policies
What term is used in the Missouri anti-bullying laws?
Bullying
Do these laws cover cyberbullying?
Yes.
What groups are listed under Missouri state law?
There are no specific groups listed in Missouri anti-bullying laws.
Schools that receive federal funding are required by federal law to address discrimination on a number of different personal characteristics. Find out when bullying may be a civil rights violation.
Schools that receive federal funding are required by federal law to address discrimination on a number of different personal characteristics. Find out when bullying may be a civil rights violation.
Is there a state model policy I can use to create anti-bullying policies at my school or district?
A state model policy, Prohibition Against Illegal Discrimination and Harassment and Hazing and Bullying, is available by request from the Missouri School Boards’ Association.
Which of the key components can be found in Missouri anti-bullying laws and policies?
Key Components | Present in Missouri State Laws | Present in Missouri Model Policy |
|---|---|---|
DEFINITIONS | ||
NO | YES | |
YES | NO | |
YES | YES | |
NO | YES | |
DISTRICT POLICY REVIEW & DEVELOPMENT | ||
YES | N/A | |
NO | N/A | |
DISTRICT POLICY COMPONENTS | ||
NO | N/A | |
YES | YES | |
NO | YES | |
NO | YES | |
YES | YES | |
NO | YES | |
ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS | ||
YES | YES | |
YES | YES | |
NO | YES | |
NO | NO | |
NOTE: Click on the Key Components links to get more information about that component.
What are the Missouri state laws that cover bullying?
- Missouri Revised Statutes §160.261 – Discipline, written policy established by local boards of education--contents--reporting requirements; additional restrictions for certain suspensions; weapons offense, mandatory suspension or expulsion; no civil liability for authorized personnel; spanking not child abuse, when--investigation procedure; officials falsifying reports, penalty
- Missouri Revised Statutes §160.775 – Antibullying policy required; definition; requirements
- Missouri Revised Statutes §167.117 – Principal, teachers, school employees to report certain acts, to whom, exceptions; limit on liability; penalty
Missouri
Missouri
Get the entire HB 1543 by going to the PDF below:
www.bullypolice.org/MOantibullying.pdf
HOUSE BILL NO. 1543
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
3136L.10T - 2010AN ACT
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
160.775. 1. Every district shall adopt an antibullying policy by September 1, 2007.
2. "Bullying" means intimidation or harassment that causes a reasonable student to fear for his or her physical safety or property. Bullying may consist of physical actions, including gestures, or oral, cyberbullying, electronic, or written communication, and any threat of retaliation for reporting of such acts.
3. Each district's antibullying policy shall be founded on the assumption that all students need a safe learning environment. Policies shall treat students equally and shall not contain specific lists of protected classes of students who are to receive special treatment. Policies may include age appropriate differences for schools based on the grade levels at the school. Each such policy shall contain a statement of the consequences of bullying.
4. Each district's antibullying policy shall require district employees to report any instance of bullying of which the employee has firsthand knowledge. The district policy shall address training of employees in the requirements of the district policy.
Although 167.117 is not part of the official anti-bullying law, I've posted it because it relates to bullying, via any type of assault.167.117. 1. In any instance when any person is believed to have committed an act which if committed by an adult would be assault in the first, second or third degree, sexual assault, or deviate sexual assault against a pupil or school employee, while on school property, including a school bus in service on behalf of the district, or while involved in school activities, the principal shall immediately report such incident to the appropriate local law enforcement agency and to the superintendent, except in any instance when any person is believed to have committed an act which if committed by an adult would be assault in the third degree and a written agreement as to the procedure for the reporting of such incidents of third degree assault has been executed between the superintendent of the school district and the appropriate local law enforcement agency, the principal shall report such incident to the appropriate local law enforcement agency in accordance with such agreement.
2. In any instance when a pupil is discovered to have on or about such pupil's person, or among such pupil's possessions, or placed elsewhere on the school premises, including but not limited to the school playground or the school parking lot, on a school bus or at a school activity whether on or off of school property any controlled substance as defined in section 195.010, RSMo, or any weapon as defined in subsection [4] 6 of section 160.261, RSMo, in violation of school policy, the principal shall immediately report such incident to the appropriate local law enforcement agency and to the superintendent.
3. In any instance when a teacher becomes aware of an assault as set forth in subsection 1 of this section or finds a pupil in possession of a weapon or controlled substances as set forth in subsection 2 of this section, the teacher shall immediately report such incident to the principal.
4. A school employee, superintendent or such person's designee who in good faith provides information to law enforcement or juvenile authorities pursuant to this section or section 160.261, RSMo, shall not be civilly liable for providing such information.
5. Any school official responsible for reporting pursuant to this section or section 160.261, RSMo, who willfully neglects or refuses to perform this duty shall be subject to the penalty established pursuant to section 162.091, RSMo. Section B. Because of the need to provide adequate funding to public schools, the enactment of section 163.410 of section A of this act is deemed necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, welfare, peace and safety, and is hereby declared to be an emergency act within the meaning of the constitution, and the enactment of section 163.410 of section A of this act shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval or July 1, 2010, whichever occurs later.
www.bullypolice.org/MOantibullying.pdf
Day 19: Chicago Hospital Locks Down Autistic Patient - AGE OF AUTISM
Day 19: Chicago Hospital Locks Down Autistic Patient - AGE OF AUTISM
Because of Alex’s physical aggression, he was placed in locked restraints. At that time, Dorothy did not know the ER would be their home for the next several days, as Alex lay naked, in locked restraints, suffering bouts of violent vomiting, severe constipation and diarrhea. Neither she nor Alex bathed for the next 13 days while hospital staff and administrators attempted to devise a plan to care for Alex. “He was given Colace for his constipation and sometimes it would take security staff and nurses more than 15 minutes to arrive to help unshackle him so he could use the bathroom,” Dorothy explained. “Alex would scream as best he could when he knew he was going to have a vomiting episode, but security took several minutes to respond so Alex would lay in his own vomit, waiting to be released by a representative of security. He would be wiped down and returned to the same restraints.”
Because of Alex’s physical aggression, he was placed in locked restraints. At that time, Dorothy did not know the ER would be their home for the next several days, as Alex lay naked, in locked restraints, suffering bouts of violent vomiting, severe constipation and diarrhea. Neither she nor Alex bathed for the next 13 days while hospital staff and administrators attempted to devise a plan to care for Alex. “He was given Colace for his constipation and sometimes it would take security staff and nurses more than 15 minutes to arrive to help unshackle him so he could use the bathroom,” Dorothy explained. “Alex would scream as best he could when he knew he was going to have a vomiting episode, but security took several minutes to respond so Alex would lay in his own vomit, waiting to be released by a representative of security. He would be wiped down and returned to the same restraints.”
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Police charge 7-year-old with battery » Local News » Pharos-Tribune
Police charge 7-year-old with battery » Local News » Pharos-Tribune
March 3, 2013
March 3, 2013
Police charge 7-year-old with battery
Mother says autistic son was provoked into hitting his teacher.
LOGANSPORT — Police charged a 7-year-old with battery Wednesday after he punched a teacher in the nose.
The kindergarten student at Franklin Elementary School with a history of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism and psychosis was suspended from school after the incident.
“We had a teacher that was struck in the nose by a student,” said Franklin principal Hayley LaDow. “A police report was filed. That police report has been turned over by the police to the prosecuting attorney and that prosecuting attorney is the one that determines whether charges will be filed.”
Brandi Velasquez, the child’s mother, said a meeting Friday with administrators “didn’t get much accomplished.”
“We have to wait for the case conference,” said Velasquez, which is scheduled for March 13. Until then, she said, her son will remain at home.
“They offered to do homebound services, but he would do schoolwork for two hours a week,” Velasquez said. “Are you kidding me? Two hours?”
“I told them he’s not returning back to Franklin,” she added.
She also plans to pull another child out of the school.
“It’s not OK he hit somebody,” emphasized Velasquez.
But she questioned why the school filed a report against the boy, leading to the battery charge.
LaDow referred to policies in place at Franklin that are followed with regards to all students.
The boy had been diagnosed with autism at 2 years old by an Indianapolis neurologist, said Velasquez. He functions at the level of a 4-year-old, she said. “When he does something, he doesn’t realize it’s wrong.”
At school, she added, he does not have an autism diagnosis for academic purposes — something she’s tried multiple times to change.
“I’ve gotten denied four times for the testing,” said Velasquez.
She and an advocate requested testing again recently and it’s under way, she said. It’s scheduled to be finished by the case conference this month.
School administrators declined to comment specifically on the student, citing federal student privacy laws.
However, Superintendent Michele Starkey said the school’s goal is “to keep kids in school and educated.”
“Believe me, the last thing we want to do is suspend them,” she said.
If a student becomes unruly in the classroom, school administrators typically follow regular discipline rules, but look for a deeper reason triggering a student’s misbehavior, Starkey said.
Velasquez said her son has an autism disorder, ADHD and obsessional defiant disorder. He’s also audio-schizophrenic, she said — “he doesn’t see things. He has audio-schizophrenia, so he hears things.” He receives counseling regularly from Four County Counseling Center, she said.
A letter from Harsha Behavioral Center, where the child was admitted for a total of 23 days in January and February, certifies that he was admitted for increased aggression, poor safety awareness and psychosis, and assigned diagnoses of ADHD and autistic disorder.
The letter, provided by Velasquez, strongly recommended the child be educated in a classroom with few peers and under one-to-one supervision.
It stated the child can’t be successful if he’s in an over-stimulating environment for long periods of time and had the best results with one-to-one support throughout the day.
“He’s just thrown into a regular kindergarten class right now,” said Velasquez. She said she has requested and been denied one-on-one instruction for her son.
The boy has escaped from school grounds before, she said, and at other times has gotten aggressive. The school has a special code for him, she said, “Code Bulldog.” However, she added that Wednesday was the first time he’s hit a staff member.
School officials declined to comment on the boy’s behavior, again citing federal privacy laws.
“I’m bound by law not to give out confidential information,” LaDow said.
The problem Wednesday, said Velasquez, started when staffers deviated from the boy’s care plan.
“When he got upset they were to leave him alone and not go near him,” said Velasquez. “They did not follow the procedure that was put in place.”
Instead, a teacher took the child’s arm to pull him up from the floor, where he was on his back and kicking.
He “doesn’t like to be touched,” Velasquez said. A teacher “provoked him and then [the boy] punched her and now [he] has battery charges.”
Sarah Einselen is news editor for the Pharos-Tribune. She can be reached at sarah.einselen@pharostribune.com or 574-732-5151.
The kindergarten student at Franklin Elementary School with a history of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism and psychosis was suspended from school after the incident.
“We had a teacher that was struck in the nose by a student,” said Franklin principal Hayley LaDow. “A police report was filed. That police report has been turned over by the police to the prosecuting attorney and that prosecuting attorney is the one that determines whether charges will be filed.”
Brandi Velasquez, the child’s mother, said a meeting Friday with administrators “didn’t get much accomplished.”
“We have to wait for the case conference,” said Velasquez, which is scheduled for March 13. Until then, she said, her son will remain at home.
“They offered to do homebound services, but he would do schoolwork for two hours a week,” Velasquez said. “Are you kidding me? Two hours?”
“I told them he’s not returning back to Franklin,” she added.
She also plans to pull another child out of the school.
“It’s not OK he hit somebody,” emphasized Velasquez.
But she questioned why the school filed a report against the boy, leading to the battery charge.
LaDow referred to policies in place at Franklin that are followed with regards to all students.
The boy had been diagnosed with autism at 2 years old by an Indianapolis neurologist, said Velasquez. He functions at the level of a 4-year-old, she said. “When he does something, he doesn’t realize it’s wrong.”
At school, she added, he does not have an autism diagnosis for academic purposes — something she’s tried multiple times to change.
“I’ve gotten denied four times for the testing,” said Velasquez.
She and an advocate requested testing again recently and it’s under way, she said. It’s scheduled to be finished by the case conference this month.
School administrators declined to comment specifically on the student, citing federal student privacy laws.
However, Superintendent Michele Starkey said the school’s goal is “to keep kids in school and educated.”
“Believe me, the last thing we want to do is suspend them,” she said.
If a student becomes unruly in the classroom, school administrators typically follow regular discipline rules, but look for a deeper reason triggering a student’s misbehavior, Starkey said.
Velasquez said her son has an autism disorder, ADHD and obsessional defiant disorder. He’s also audio-schizophrenic, she said — “he doesn’t see things. He has audio-schizophrenia, so he hears things.” He receives counseling regularly from Four County Counseling Center, she said.
A letter from Harsha Behavioral Center, where the child was admitted for a total of 23 days in January and February, certifies that he was admitted for increased aggression, poor safety awareness and psychosis, and assigned diagnoses of ADHD and autistic disorder.
The letter, provided by Velasquez, strongly recommended the child be educated in a classroom with few peers and under one-to-one supervision.
It stated the child can’t be successful if he’s in an over-stimulating environment for long periods of time and had the best results with one-to-one support throughout the day.
“He’s just thrown into a regular kindergarten class right now,” said Velasquez. She said she has requested and been denied one-on-one instruction for her son.
The boy has escaped from school grounds before, she said, and at other times has gotten aggressive. The school has a special code for him, she said, “Code Bulldog.” However, she added that Wednesday was the first time he’s hit a staff member.
School officials declined to comment on the boy’s behavior, again citing federal privacy laws.
“I’m bound by law not to give out confidential information,” LaDow said.
The problem Wednesday, said Velasquez, started when staffers deviated from the boy’s care plan.
“When he got upset they were to leave him alone and not go near him,” said Velasquez. “They did not follow the procedure that was put in place.”
Instead, a teacher took the child’s arm to pull him up from the floor, where he was on his back and kicking.
He “doesn’t like to be touched,” Velasquez said. A teacher “provoked him and then [the boy] punched her and now [he] has battery charges.”
Sarah Einselen is news editor for the Pharos-Tribune. She can be reached at sarah.einselen@pharostribune.com or 574-732-5151.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
House passes prevailing wage exemption for schools
House passes prevailing wage exemption for schools
Democrats like Representative Michael Frame (D-Eureka) say the legislation is about labor and wages.
“I’ve heard it admitted on this House floor that if this legislation is successful, wages will be cut.”
Representative Mike Colona (D-St. Louis City) tells proponents their bill will hurt workers.
“You’re also going to have to go back to your constituents and say, ‘Hey, I cut your pay. You’re making less money, and in fact … that bus coming up from Texas? Those folks are going to be doing your jobs. So not only did I cut your pay, but you’re going to be out of a job.”
NCLB Waiver States Want Reauthorization, Sort Of - Politics K-12 - Education Week
NCLB Waiver States Want Reauthorization, Sort Of - Politics K-12 - Education Week
NCLB Waiver States Want Reauthorization, Sort Of
A new report out today by the Center on Education Policy shows that while states are eager for a congressional rewrite of the No Child Left Behind Act, they are very apprehensive about what it would mean for the accountability redesigns that they've put in place to get a federal waiver under the law.
Basically, states want a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—but only if it coincides with what they are already doing, according to the report based on survey responses from 38 states.
After all, the report notes, 11 states had to change their plans—or create new ones—on teacher and principal evaluations to qualify for a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education. And 22 states had to create new accountability systems or change their current ones to comply with the waiver requirements.
Nineteen states used an open-ended portion of the survey to express concern that an ESEA reauthorization would be disruptive, cost more, and undermine states' credibility if they have to radically change course.
And besides, states (naturally) like the plans that they've handcrafted to get their waivers. Most states believe their waiver plans will improve student learning and do a better job (than NCLB) of identifying low-performing schools, the survey found.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Letter to Editor: Kill List Very un-happy R7 district mother of 2!! - Lee's Summit Tribune - Lee's Summit News
Letter to Editor: Kill List Very un-happy R7 district mother of 2!! - Lee's Summit Tribune - Lee's Summit News
For the past fourteen years the Lee’s Summit R-7 school district has been telling me how important communication is between the parents and the school.
They want us to tell them everything: medical history, personal history, family contacts, the list goes on and on. Then can someone please tell me why, on December 7th, when there was a “kill list” found by Administration at Lee’s Summit North High school, the parents of the ENTIRE student body were NOT notified?
For the past fourteen years the Lee’s Summit R-7 school district has been telling me how important communication is between the parents and the school.
They want us to tell them everything: medical history, personal history, family contacts, the list goes on and on. Then can someone please tell me why, on December 7th, when there was a “kill list” found by Administration at Lee’s Summit North High school, the parents of the ENTIRE student body were NOT notified?
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Representative Jeff Grisamore Campaign Finances - Project Vote Smart
Representative Jeff Grisamore Campaign Finances - Project Vote Smart
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Grisamore votes yes to make it more difficult for individuals to prevail in discriminiation cases.
www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills131/jrnpdf/jrn029.pdf
Grisamore voted yes on this bill. Do you still believe in him?
Grisamore voted yes on this bill. Do you still believe in him?
HB 320, which makes changes to the Missouri Human Rights Act, passed the House yesterday by a vote of 94 to 55. The bill now moves to the Senate. If the bill passes the Senate, it is likely that the Governor may veto the bill again, but it is more likely this year that the House and Senate would have the votes to override a veto.
HB320 would make it more difficult for individuals to prevail in some employment discrimination cases. It is identical to HB 1219 last year that passed the House and Senate, but was vetoed by the Governor. It would require workers who claim discrimination in wrongful termination lawsuits to prove that bias was a motivating factor, rather than just that it was a contributing factor. The bill also lowers the amount of damages that can be awarded in employment discrimination cases and narrows current protections against workplace retaliation in for whistleblowers.
The bill has not yet been assigned to a Senate committee.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
HB 513 Protection of Parental Rights
Why isn't the champion of those with disabilities doing something like this?
HB 513 -- Protection of Parental Rights
Sponsor: Bahr
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES BAHR (Sponsor), KOENIG, CURTMAN, PARKINSON, MORRIS, HAAHR, ANDERSON, WALKER, HOUGHTON, SHUMAKE, SPENCER, FITZPATRICK, GATSCHENBERGER, PHILLIPS, BRATTIN, MOLENDORP, WILSON, ROWLAND, POGUE AND MARSHALL (Co-sponsors).
This bill specifies that the liberty of a parent to direct the upbringing, education, and care of his or her child is a fundamental right. The State of Missouri and any political subdivision of the state is prohibited from infringing on this right without demonstrating that the governmental interest is of the highest order and not otherwise served. These provisions apply to all laws of the state, whether adopted before or after the
enactment of these provisions. Any law adopted after the enactment of these provisions is exempt only if the law explicitly excludes the application by reference to these provisions.
www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills131/sumpdf/HB0513I.pdf
www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills131/sumpdf/HB0513I.pdf
I don't see Representative Grisamore signing off on this.
I don't see Representative Grisamore signing off on this.
Monday, February 25, 2013
In these days, it is doubtful that any child may
reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an
education."
-Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
"It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world
away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home."― Carl T. Rowan
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