In Six Minutes Florida's Board Of Education Destroyed Opportunities For Disabled Students

[skews13]

Just when you think the state of Florida can’t possibly do more harm to their own residents, we find that new rules instituted for this school year—rules that took all of six minutes to pass—are wrecking the lives and opportunities of students with severe disabilities.

The policy Florida enacted can only be summarized in one word: cruel. Florida faced a problem where just over 1% of their students fell into the category of special education, which is a cap that the federal government has set under the Every Student Succeeds Act. So how do you fix this problem?

DeSantis and Florida’s board of education had an idea: Kick the students out of special education, make them get IQ tests, and then see if after two grading periods they can succeed in mainstream education.

In six minutes, Florida's board of education destroyed opportunities for disabled students

Just when you think the state of Florida can’t possibly do more harm to their own residents, we find that new rules instituted for this school year—rules that took all of six minutes to pass—are wrecking the lives and opportunities of students with...

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[MarathonMike]

That's a very "skewed" way to look at the Florida decision, but no surprise there.

 

[pknopp]

The problem I have here to start with.......making a student take a test likely doesn't make them to feel any "less than" than being put into a special class of student.

 

[harmonica]

Just when you think the state of Florida can’t possibly do more harm to their own residents, we find that new rules instituted for this school year—rules that took all of six minutes to pass—are wrecking the lives and opportunities of students with severe disabilities.

The policy Florida enacted can only be summarized in one word: cruel. Florida faced a problem where just over 1% of their students fell into the category of special education, which is a cap that the federal government has set under the Every Student Succeeds Act. So how do you fix this problem?

DeSantis and Florida’s board of education had an idea: Kick the students out of special education, make them get IQ tests, and then see if after two grading periods they can succeed in mainstream education.

In six minutes, Florida's board of education destroyed opportunities for disabled students

Just when you think the state of Florida can’t possibly do more harm to their own residents, we find that new rules instituted for this school year—rules that took all of six minutes to pass—are wrecking the lives and opportunities of students with...

www.dailykos.com

that is total bullshit ......

 

[Oddball]

Banal agitprop from Daily Kooks.

 

[Seymour Flops]

Why do you blame Florida for complying with federal law?

Your source is highly partisan and has little knowledge of education.