Special Education

Special Education in the United States of America

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Special Education in the United States of America

Education is a right , not a privilege to well-off families only Education is for everyone , not for people without disabilities only Children with disabilities , regardless of their social standing , have by all means , the right to acquire the best education

Mr . Tom Freston 's son , in 1997 , was found to have reading difficulty New York City recommended that Mr . Freston 's son avail the

programs of Public School 77 , the Lower Laboratory School for Gifted Education However , Mr . Freston enrolled his son at the Stephen Gaynor School , a private school on the Upper West Side because he believed that the education offered by the recommended school was not appropriate for his son

According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , the State should reimburse the tuition of children with disabilities enrolled in private schools should public schools are unable to provide the appropriate education needs of these children . New York City paid Stephen Gaynor School for 2 years but eventually stopped because it opposed Mr . Freston 's decision to enroll his son in a private school without even trying what Public School 77 could offer his son . Mr Freston 's lawsuit was not about money , but of principle . Mr . Freston is very much capable to send his son to the best private school in the world . But Mr . Freston believed that parents of children with disabilities have the right to choose the best school , with the best program , for their children

We have to admit the fact that the right to best education program is a social problem . Normally , the well-off gets the best the not well-off gets the better . This is true for all social problems . The not well-off ones could not afford to provide quality life to their families while the well-off ones have all the means to survive almost all social problems . Where is equality now ? Why can 't everybody experience a win-win situation ? Why are the rich always the winners and the poor the losers ? Social problems should be addressed fairly . No one should be left behind . Everyone must be a winner

Reference

Sullivan , J (2007 , October 10 . New York City Loses Special Education Appeal . The New York Times . Retrieved May 22 , 2008 , from http /cityroom .blogs .nytimes .com /2007 /10 /10 /new-york-city-loses-special -education-appeal

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