lunes, 2 de marzo de 2009

REVIEW: 3-Calm down or else

3-Calm down or else
Link: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/15/healthscience/15restraint.php

Newspaper: International Herald Tribune
Published: July 15, 2008

A decade ago, inclusion of disabled students into a main stream school seemed a myth or a vanished dream. Nowadays, it is possible to find children with developmental and psychiatric problems at any school since they and their parents pushed their way to gain access to common education. Yet, there are many problematic situations such as abuse and restraints taken against these special children. The newspaper article “Calm down or else” explains the situations of victims and the points of view of the victimizers and possible solutions to this issue.


Many children think the punishment t he get it’s because they really deserve it due to their “Abnormal” behaviour. Although there many cases of abuse and restraints, many parents are afraid to report them since they don not want to send their children to school for especial children because they think their children in a way are sort of undermined. That’s why many parents support these restraints. Many others have other reasons such as their need to have their child being controlled. This blurred panorama confuses special children families and hence they are not sure of what the next step to follow really is.

Many doctors agree that having a disabled child a school implies thee cooperation of the whole school staff, parents and children altogether. But, first its federal law the one that should not leave the problem to school districts as Law they should provide with a legal ground to support these especial children and their families. Furthermore schools should have and specialized staff to control but not to abuse of the children’s freedom to receive a common education. Parents’ cooperation by not keeping silent or by not being ashamed of their situation will help to eradicate this problem from roots as well.
Finally, disabled children should have their chance by giving the support of the correspondent and competent authorities and the whole community as well.

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