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Only on FOX: Broken Promises of Public Schools?
FOX 26 - Houston, Tx
Saturday, 16 Dec 2006, 8:11 PM CST
Sometimes we tell a story that hits a collective nerve. That's been the case with our coverage of parents who believe Public School Districts are dodging their responsibility to special needs students. FOX 26's Greg Groogan heads to Humble and continues his examination of what many are calling a broken promise.
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Only on FOX: Parents, School Battle Over Special Needs Students' Care
FOX 26 - Houston, Tx
Monday, 12 Feb 2007, 10:23 PM CST
In FOX in Focus, the parents of emotionally disturbed kids are claiming public school employees, who were supposed to help their children, have instead hurt them. The Aldine District says it's being wrongly accused. FOX 26's Greg Groogan has a troubling account you'll see Only on FOX.
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Only on FOX: Parents, Local Mom Battles School District
FOX 26 - Houston, Tx
Thursday, 15 Feb 2007, 8:12 AM CST
A local parent says a public school not only failed her special needs child, but it also sent him home with bruises. She says her son was restrained, a technique that only made his behavior worse. FOX 26's Greg Groogan has more.
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BH board affirms not rehiring teacher
The Baytown Sun - Baytown, Tx
Tuesday, 24 Apr 2007
Barbers Hill trustees voted on Monday to hold firm to their decision last month not to renew the contract of a special education teacher at the intermediate campus...
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An Interview with Louis Geigerman: College Students with Special Needs
EdNews.org - Eastern New Mexico University
Wednesday, 9 May 2007
I started my advocacy career by assisting a family member with a disability in 1995. Over the years I have attended numerous training opportunities in special education law conducted by COPAA, The ARC, Advocacy Inc. and the Learning Disabilities Association of Texas. In addition, I have undergone mediation training approved by the State of Texas and have been certified as a 504 hearing officer...
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Only on FOX: Hidden Help for Parents of Special Needs Children
FOX 26 - Houston, Tx
Friday, 11 May 2007, 10:19 AM CDT
There are many challenges for parents raising children with special needs, but many of them don't know about some potential hidden help. Advocate Louis Giegerman talked about it on FOX 26 Morning News.
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Parents don't need lawyers to fight for special-ed help
Houston Chronicle - Houston, Tx
Thursday, 5 July 2007, 12:40 AM CDT
If Friendswood mother Louise Baker had extra money, she'd spend it on tutoring for her dyslexic son, not on legal fees to fight her school district for extra help. Though she thinks she'd have a strong case, Baker, like most parents of Texas' 500,000 special-education students, can't afford a lawyer to take on a school system.
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Hope for autistic students
Houston Chronicle - Houston, Tx
Thursday, 10 February 2008, 11:20 PM CDT
Parents of Texas' roughly 20,000 autistic students hope that recent changes to state law will resolve one of special education's more contentious areas by clearly spelling out considerations that must be made for their children.
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