JRy, you are making assumptions that the posted information does not
sup****t. The posted information says that the parents know their child
can handle scout camping with minor accommodations. They had to derive
that knowledge from somewhere, and I suspect that it was from their
being involved with their child.
Apparently, you have not had to be a parent to a special needs child. It
is often a 24/7/365 effort. The special needs parents I know-all of
them-are actively involved in their children's lives. There is no way of
avoiding it.
As such a parent to two children, I find your ASSumptions insulting.
BTW, I also found, when we attempted to have both of my sons get
involved in Scouting, that there is serious resistance to having a
special needs child in a regular group. We were often directed to
special groups, which were woefully inadequate for my boys.
We eventually abandoned our efforts, and I will never, ever, sup****t
scouting. You should note that my father's mother's maiden name is
Baden, and, yes, she was related.
JRY wrote:
> Why didn't the parents go along to meetings and sit in the back ground
out
> of sight of son? That would show that the son could handle being
somewhere
> wiothout his parents.
>
> Why didn't parents go camping with the troop a time or two. Again it
would
> show that the son could be involved and act properly. Plus the parents
would
> be assisting the Scout Leaders instead of using the leaders as a baby
> sitting service.
>
> I was a Scout Leader who had deaf members,impaired sight, and ADD boys
in
> the troop along with regular boys.. ALL the parents were involved in the
> troop at some point of time by attending meetings,campouts etc.when
their
> sons were present and when they were not.
>
> This lawsuit looks like another case of parents not wanting to be
involved
> but dump the kid off and let someone else take care of them. If they had
> been involved they would have seen how thier son was treated and what
their
> son was capable of.
>
> Unless there is a lot more to this that posted shame on the Disablity
> Rights Law Center. They should be putting their effort in employment and
> accomodations for all with disabilities not a pity party assist to lazy
> parents who do not get involved.
>
>
>
> "Fred Goodwin, CMA" <fgoodwin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:1155868636.508797.129650@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Parents File Lawsuit Against Boy Scout Troop
>>
>> http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_229153706.html
>>
>> Aug 17, 2006 12:28 pm US/Pacific
>>
>> (CBS) LOS ANGELES The parents of a high-functioning autistic boy plan
>> to re-file a discrimination lawsuit Thursday against a Pacific
>> Palisades Boy Scout troop.
>>
>> The lawsuit claims the troop would not let the 11-year-old boy go to
>> scout meetings or on a camping trip unless his father came along, and
>> that as a result, he was unable to move to the next scouting level.
>>
>> The head of Boy Scouts of America's Western Los Angeles County Council,
>> Ross Harrop, said the organization is "dedicated to meeting the needs
>> of its individual scouts, and has a history of reaching out to families
>> with special needs children."
>>
>> The federal suit is being brought on the family's behalf by the
>> Disability Rights Law Center.
>>
>> N. Jane DuBovy said in a statement that she and her husband "know that
>> our child is capable of handling the rigors of scouting with minor
>> accommodations."
>>
>> The suit, filed Wednesday, was refused by the court for a technical
>> reason when it alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities
>> Act, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress, when
>> it
>>
>> It was refiled this Thursday, said Brenda McGann of the disability law
>> center.
>>
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