You should try to talk with Domestic Violence about Austine School The Deaf student need to training to stop bullying each other deaf or your daughter.
Long time ago I had similar bullying from Salem Oregon. I complete understood your frustration about being not helpful with your daughter. I think you need to contact lawyer to resolved issues at Austine, before lawsuit is pretty very serious issues and report to newspaper. Something it need stop violence or bullying are consideration crime.
I am not quiet sure if it is worth try?
I hope MZ helping you out!

I dont know about nowadays but few years ago, MSSD had a program with the local private school so the top performing students would attend. MSSD had a high expectation of its students back then. You can call and inquire if they still provide this program.

I am not so sure about the status of the social climate at MSSD, though. Let me ask a friend whose sibling graduated from MSSD recently and I’ll get back to you on that aspect.

I completely understand what Robert Alfred Hawkins meant by the systematic exclusiveness of deaf minority groups like deaf African Americans and Latinos and other ethnic and linguistic (deaf foreigners) minorities, etc.

How true about many organizations of the deaf rarely bother to give any damn about deaf minority groups, especially domestic violence and job counselings.

From my own personal experiences and observations of several organizations of the deaf often patronize and underserve the deaf minority groups within DC-Baltimore area.

Robert Alfred Hawkins raised good points about how other deaf groups often are overlooked like the deaf sexual minority, etc.

For example, I was a victim of domestic violence by former deaf housemate during the Gally years. Those deaf housemates expected me to be the typical gay male like tidying up the place for them, ex. cooking, dishwashing and sweeping and other household tasks all done by myself. I said “Whoa! Why should I do all the household chores, because of my sexual preference??” I simply refused to do their household chores or give the bath to someone’s deaf dog.

After several deaf housemates moved out due to the ongoing disputes between another deaf housemate. That remaining deaf housemate and I ended up living at that rental place.

The remaining deaf housemate expected me to be totally submissive because of my sexual preference. That deaf housemate himself strictly hetrosexual (straight) demanded that I do dishwashing of the mountain of soiled cooking wares which he recently done his own cooking. I simply told him that was not my own doing. Why should I do his dishwashing?

The deaf housemate said that I had to do the dishwashing, because I left the dirty glass in the first place. I drank tap water out of that glass in the early morning. I still don’t see why I have to do the dishwashing of his soiled cooking wares and utensils. He suddenly grabbed my neck and pushed his hand against the side of cheek via jaw. That deaf housemate techincally crooked my nice smile and caused the lifetime problems of TMJ (bruxism).

Guess what? The deaf housemate decided to teach me the lesson by calling the police on me. I really don’t know what he told the police about me.

The police officers showed up at the residence and noticed how odd for me being the perperator (bully) due to physical sizes. That deaf housemate was much bulker and bigger and taller than me. The deaf housemate told the police to arrest me for something I have not done anything unlawful or criminal. Unbelievable!

The very same deaf housemate left me mountain of unpaid utility bills which he called those companies to change the person responsible for billing purposes.

I left with credit history damage because of this deaf housemate.

How twisted mind of that deaf housemate demanded to see my private gential which he did walk around naked from time to time after married to someone female. I refused to give him any personal satisfication for physically abusing me and other things. Jeez!

I could understand what other victims of domestic violence could go through. Althought, I am a strong-willed and physically feasible person myself, but anyone could fall to the realms of domestic violence.

Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog

Far too often nowadays, the children are killed in a domestic violence situation. It breaks my heart.

What also needs to be looked at are males who are affected by DV. There are lots of males, regardless of sexual orientation, affected by DV initiated by their spouses, partners or girlfriends/boyfriends.

Applied equality in agency programming will bring about credibility to any agency charged with addressing issues of domestic violence.

Robert, thank you so much for bringing this up as we all can be educated regarding the lack of services for the Deaf minority groups.