Disturbing GAO Report About Schools and Children with Special Needs

I wish I could be shocked by this story, but I still have strong memories of the isolation cell at my childhood junior high school. Every parent of a child with special needs should remember that this could happen to their child.

As a parent of a child with special needs, I work hard to have an active partnership with Caitlin's school and district. She currently has an excellent team that I trust. They've been very good to her, but I still get nervous every time a new staff member comes into her life. That's one of the reasons that I provide her transportation (I realize that this is a luxury). It gives me a chance to drop in and talk to her staff face to face. They know that I'm watching what they do with her.

Caitlin's Review of The Lord of the Rings

In order to keep my brain from melting any further from the hours and hours of Disney Channel that Cait usually watches, I showed her The Lord of the Rings films instead over the last few days. She loved them. Here are the reasons according to Caitlin:

1- Frodo is cute.

2- Gollum is funny.

3- Eowyn is awesome. Caitlin would also like to ride a horse and wield a sword.

4- Battles are exciting on the home theater system. She giggled with every drum beat and oliphaunt step.