Chicago (AP/F): A father of a Deaf child was arrested after killing a teaching during a tensed IEP meeting with the local school district, after an argument turned violence when the father pulled out a sawed-off shotgun and shot the teacher point blank, the teacher, taken by
ambulance, was pronounced dead upon arrival at the famed Clooney Medical Center in downtown Chicago. The father, under suicide watch, is awaiting bail hearings tomorrow morning. His lawyers are setting up an insanity defense. The police investigating, thinks the homicide is not premeditated. The school district refuses to comment, citing its confidentiality policy. However, the mother, spills the beans, agreeing to a news conference, describing to the media, her frustrations of 
unproductive IEP meetings, our the years with the school district, wanting nothing but the what is in the best interests of her Deaf child, "my husband, being proud, desperately want to communicate our Deaf son, who loved so much, but the school district refused to send an outreach specialist to teach us ASL, citing budget cuts. The quality of education of the mainstreamed Deaf child have been declined since the Deaf are exempted from the 'Left No Child Behind' laws, which I think is a misguided interpretation. on their part. The Deaf teacher have been supportive of our cause, but was excluded from the IEP meeting, suspended for expressing her personal opinion that the Deaf child would be better off placed elsewhere. The Deaf teacher was replaced by an audist, a school board candidate, with an agenda of her own selfish desires, spreading misconceptions. She have the nerve to tell us that "our Deaf child wouldn't amount to anything," that was the last straw that cause my husband to pull out the weapon. All she cares about is getting commissions for every Deaf child referred for a cochlear-implant (CI). Why? They are branding our Deaf children like cattle's and keeping them in their stockyard to increase their market values to fatten themselves with state funds. They even declined our request for a voucher to participate in volunteer transfer program (VTS) to attend a charter school in the suburbs that have a nationally recognized full-service Deaf programs, that can meet my Deaf son's needs. Our school district is corrupted, mismanaged state funds, diverting them to their pet projects such as new musical equipment for the school band, and outfitting a foreign language speech labs, leaving peanuts to the Deaf program which lacks the necessities, and teacher are overworked due to staff shortages and high turnover rates." Sympathies are pouring in, even offers of college scholarship. The father was released on bail, on his own recognition, then moved the family to Cinncinatti, Ohio to start a new life. A Catholic prison Chaplin, concerned about their plight, managed to have the tui
tion waived so the Deaf child can enrolled at the St. Rita's School for the Deaf. A Deaf mentor volunteered to work with the family, teaching the parents ASL. The Deaf community petitioned the judge for leniency, citing a hostile audism environment as a cause of the violent rampant. We can now expect the school district to be held accountable and liable if they didn't follow through. In conclusion, the state replaced the administration, the father was reunited with his Deaf son, given a slap on the wrist, a nine months probationary period, with SBA grants, opened a neighborhood bar and grill, rather than sitting behind bars, which host the popular monthly Deaf Chat gathering. IEPs are no longer for rubber stamping, frustrating parents, and letting a Deaf child falls through the cracks.
ambulance, was pronounced dead upon arrival at the famed Clooney Medical Center in downtown Chicago. The father, under suicide watch, is awaiting bail hearings tomorrow morning. His lawyers are setting up an insanity defense. The police investigating, thinks the homicide is not premeditated. The school district refuses to comment, citing its confidentiality policy. However, the mother, spills the beans, agreeing to a news conference, describing to the media, her frustrations of 
unproductive IEP meetings, our the years with the school district, wanting nothing but the what is in the best interests of her Deaf child, "my husband, being proud, desperately want to communicate our Deaf son, who loved so much, but the school district refused to send an outreach specialist to teach us ASL, citing budget cuts. The quality of education of the mainstreamed Deaf child have been declined since the Deaf are exempted from the 'Left No Child Behind' laws, which I think is a misguided interpretation. on their part. The Deaf teacher have been supportive of our cause, but was excluded from the IEP meeting, suspended for expressing her personal opinion that the Deaf child would be better off placed elsewhere. The Deaf teacher was replaced by an audist, a school board candidate, with an agenda of her own selfish desires, spreading misconceptions. She have the nerve to tell us that "our Deaf child wouldn't amount to anything," that was the last straw that cause my husband to pull out the weapon. All she cares about is getting commissions for every Deaf child referred for a cochlear-implant (CI). Why? They are branding our Deaf children like cattle's and keeping them in their stockyard to increase their market values to fatten themselves with state funds. They even declined our request for a voucher to participate in volunteer transfer program (VTS) to attend a charter school in the suburbs that have a nationally recognized full-service Deaf programs, that can meet my Deaf son's needs. Our school district is corrupted, mismanaged state funds, diverting them to their pet projects such as new musical equipment for the school band, and outfitting a foreign language speech labs, leaving peanuts to the Deaf program which lacks the necessities, and teacher are overworked due to staff shortages and high turnover rates." Sympathies are pouring in, even offers of college scholarship. The father was released on bail, on his own recognition, then moved the family to Cinncinatti, Ohio to start a new life. A Catholic prison Chaplin, concerned about their plight, managed to have the tuition waived so the Deaf child can enrolled at the St. Rita's School for the Deaf. A Deaf mentor volunteered to work with the family, teaching the parents ASL. The Deaf community petitioned the judge for leniency, citing a hostile audism environment as a cause of the violent rampant. We can now expect the school district to be held accountable and liable if they didn't follow through. In conclusion, the state replaced the administration, the father was reunited with his Deaf son, given a slap on the wrist, a nine months probationary period, with SBA grants, opened a neighborhood bar and grill, rather than sitting behind bars, which host the popular monthly Deaf Chat gathering. IEPs are no longer for rubber stamping, frustrating parents, and letting a Deaf child falls through the cracks. 
Revised 3/13/09
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