Friday, June 11, 2010

Well it hasn't gotten much better, but I know it will. Wednesday I went out on an EMT call.  It was for a diabetic who's glucose had plummeted and  was outside (night) combative, argumentative, and very confused. We had to chase the patient several times as they bolted and ran away.  At one point they bolted towards the on coming ambulance and towards a main road.  I took off trying to stop the patient, as I ran, for some reason I tripped and fell full blast onto the tarmac.  It was such a violent fall that I heard the others behind me gasp.  They ran up asking if I was alright and since I didn't feel anything broken I said that I was fine and kept going.  We finally got the patient settled and revived.  At that point the aches and pains and blood started showing up. The side of my right hand was shredded as was my knee. The left upper pocket where I keep my scissors and other things had been slammed into my thigh. That muscle was completely bruised. My right elbow had quite a lump, my left ankle slightly twisted, and my right intercostal muscles are pulled.  The first night wasn't too bad as was the next day.  Last night everything on the front of my body ached and or was stiff.  My hip bones were bruised my shoulder bones were bruised, every part of me was in pain. The intercostals prevent me from coughing, laughing, reaching, opening jars, without experiencing pain. I could barely move today, and I had to substitute for Kindergartners today!  I hope tomorrow is better...

I am filing a complaint with:
Equal Opportunity Specialist
Technical Assistance
US Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
I believe, as do they that her rights may have been violated via the Title VI Act. Because...
 The following procedures should be used by school districts to ensure that their programs are serving LEP students effectively. Districts should:

·      identify students who need assistance;


·      develop a program which, in the view of experts in the field, has a reasonable chance for success;


·      ensure that necessary staff, curricular materials, and facilities are in    place and used properly;

·      develop appropriate evaluation standards, including program exit criteria, for measuring the progress of students;

My school system did not do any of the above. I hope that I will finally be able to get her services because even with the massive amount of research I have done, I'm not sure I can adequately Homeschool her.

I am still writing emails to the deaf school hoping to get my daughters program settled. They keep forgetting that she doesn't know English. I have to remind them that teaching her anything but English and Sign is useless.

On that note, this weekend is busy but I will try to keep up with the news.  And here is beautiful shot of my daughter when she went out on a shoot with her Father.

2 comments:

  1. I tried to comment, I think it disappeared.....you may get this twice?????
    That was an awful fall you had! Hope the aches are gone soon!! I'm anxious to hear how all this turns out with the school......I may be having issues with Ellie come August. Getting her signed up for high school was nightmare enough!!
    Sweet pic too! Her dimples are the best!!

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  2. Love the photo of your daughter! Sorry to hear about your fall (that really sounded bad). Hang in there!
    leslie

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