child with Fragile X takes 45 minute bus ride to school [View all]

[liberal_at_heart]

A special needs child with Fragile X syndrome in the Kent School District in WA had to take a 45 minute bus ride including a transfer to get to his school. His parents say that is too stressful and dangerous for a child who can become overwhelmed, stressed, and confused easily. They tried working with the school district. The parents say the district did not listen to them at all. In fact hung up the phone on the parents a couple of times. The school district eventually came up with a solution that would eliminate the transfer but would still include a 45 minute bus ride. The parents contacted a tv consumer reporter. Guess what? With the threat of bad publicity, the school district finally came up with a route directly to the school that takes 10 minutes. This is what makes me angry with our public school system. As a parent with a child with special needs I have run into this kind of problem as well. Public School Districts have no flexibility. They don't listen and frankly sometimes it seems like they don't even care. This is one of the major problems with our public school system. This has to change.