Yay! PA Senator Fights to Save SSSD from Closing For A Year
Wonderful news! Scranton State School for the Deaf may get at least one year reprieve!
State senator Robert Mellow heard the growing dissent of the SSSD Community and proposed a bill amendment to postpone the closing of the school for at least one year while the legislators can review the data from a study of the school!
A petition online, reached via the “save our school” Web site at www.sssdsos.org, has more than 5,700 signatures
5,700 signatures? Terrific!
Did you sign the petition yet? If not, please show your support for SSSD by signing the petition!
To read the article, Breaking news: Mellow fights to delay closure of school for deaf | News | thetimes-tribune.com – The Times-Tribune
Momentum picking up in support of restoring funding for Scranton State School for the Deaf More want deaf school kept open | Wilkes-Barre News | The Times Leader
An update:
More legislators are now supporting SSSD!
“Baker, R-Lehman Township, said the Department of Education has not offered a convincing argument about deficiencies in the school’s program.
“Gov. Rendell’s decision is a wrong one, and the way the Department of Education wants to carry it out is seriously flawed,” Baker said. “They announced this closure with no plan in place. It is very unsettling that parents are being forced to make decisions now, with no real assurances that their children’s unique needs will be met. It is not the fault of the students or the school that Pennsylvania has a budget problem.” Area’s lawmakers lobby for deaf school | Wilkes-Barre News | The Times Leader
2/16 Update: Lawmakers ready to sue to save Scranton State School for the Deaf | News | thetimes-tribune.com – The Times-Tribune
For ongoing updates on the battle to block SSSD closing: http://www.sssdsos.org
Wonderful news! Scranton State School for the Deaf may get at least one year reprieve!
State senator Robert Mellow heard the growing dissent of the SSSD Community and proposed a bill amendment to postpone the closing of the school for at least one year while the legislators can review the data from a study of the school!
A petition online, reached via the “save our school” Web site at www.sssdsos.org, has more than 5,700 signatures
5,700 signatures? Terrific!
Did you sign the petition yet? If not, please show your support for SSSD by signing the petition!
To read the article, Breaking news: Mellow fights to delay closure of school for deaf | News | thetimes-tribune.com – The Times-Tribune
Momentum picking up in support of restoring funding for Scranton State School for the Deaf More want deaf school kept open | Wilkes-Barre News | The Times Leader
An update:
More legislators are now supporting SSSD!
“Baker, R-Lehman Township, said the Department of Education has not offered a convincing argument about deficiencies in the school’s program.
“Gov. Rendell’s decision is a wrong one, and the way the Department of Education wants to carry it out is seriously flawed,” Baker said. “They announced this closure with no plan in place. It is very unsettling that parents are being forced to make decisions now, with no real assurances that their children’s unique needs will be met. It is not the fault of the students or the school that Pennsylvania has a budget problem.” Area’s lawmakers lobby for deaf school | Wilkes-Barre News | The Times Leader
2/16 Update: Lawmakers ready to sue to save Scranton State School for the Deaf | News | thetimes-tribune.com – The Times-Tribune
For ongoing updates on the battle to block SSSD closing: http://www.sssdsos.org
February 11th, 2009 at 8:34 am
I may not be the resident of PA, but I signed the newest petition.
February 11th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
I signed. Thank you for adding to this post, Mishka Zena!
February 11th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
I’m giving this the benefit of doubt but hope this isn’t a covert way for that politician and his counterparts to buy pacifying time in the meantime. At least he’s giving Scranton time to get it’s act together because logic suggests tiebreaker criteria (which schools to close) would probably point to the supply versus demand dilemma (now that parents are flocking to WPSD) not to mention the dreaded test question: pupil and personnel performance. That’s where we need to get realistic and tough with ourselves. No more of sentimentality bull which doesn’t carry weight anymore as it did in the old days.
February 12th, 2009 at 3:35 am
Good news… the budget has $11.5 billion for IDEA Special Education
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http://www.northjersey.com/news/nation/39479552.html
February 12th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Karen Mayes, thanks for the tidbit. What remains to be seen is the item-by-item breakdown of this budget. We have been jacked by blanket proclamations but I’m giving this a fair benefit of doubt.
February 24th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Hi,
My son attends Scranton State School for the Deaf. I want to Thank everyone for there suport for all the childern at SSSD and for the future ones. We really need people to step up and write a letter or make a phone call to your State Reps. There is a web site open now to learn more http://www.sssdsos.com please check it out. There are childern there that don’t have anyone to speek up for them so help them.
Let Ed Rendell know that SSSD needs funds to teach basic education to deaf childern .The 4 Collage and Univerity’s getting 100 million dollars for campus maintains can afford to share the money need to operate SSSD. After all what message is Rendell sending to higher education? That its ok to take from those with special needs?
Please, Please help SSSD get the funds that they need to continue the fine job the staff does.
Thank You