10-21-2009, 06:26 AM
I agree it's disgusting, Dick ....
One of the inequities to special needs children, stemming from the furloughs, is that in recent years certain medical services to which they are entitled by law have been shifted from DOH to DOE. If there is a full week of school, then it makes sense for medical services to be administered without going off campus to an appointment, or having in-home care. However, if they cut the school week drastically, then the state is cutting off medical care ... and not shifting the service back to DOH, as far as I cans see. Note that the state requires special needs children receiving services in home to enroll children in public school as early as age 3 (to my knowledge), or the family gets its services cut off. The services are then received at the school, or were.
Non special needs children are not suffering a loss of health care from the furloughs. They are definitely losing out; but they don't miss out on stuff like learning how to walk and talk. Small stuff like that.
One of the inequities to special needs children, stemming from the furloughs, is that in recent years certain medical services to which they are entitled by law have been shifted from DOH to DOE. If there is a full week of school, then it makes sense for medical services to be administered without going off campus to an appointment, or having in-home care. However, if they cut the school week drastically, then the state is cutting off medical care ... and not shifting the service back to DOH, as far as I cans see. Note that the state requires special needs children receiving services in home to enroll children in public school as early as age 3 (to my knowledge), or the family gets its services cut off. The services are then received at the school, or were.
Non special needs children are not suffering a loss of health care from the furloughs. They are definitely losing out; but they don't miss out on stuff like learning how to walk and talk. Small stuff like that.