tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183447461205976739.post7568104384823200979..comments2024-02-26T17:13:18.702-06:00Comments on DemoCurmudgeon: Walker Editorial tries to Shame Justice Department into backing off School Choice Discrimination investigation.Democurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16336177394503335112noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183447461205976739.post-21341426236648419732014-07-10T05:55:01.643-05:002014-07-10T05:55:01.643-05:00The Walker/Jindal statement about there being no p...The Walker/Jindal statement about there being no parent complaints is misleading/untrue on two levels.<br /><br />Level 1: The fact is that no formal state complaint mechanism exists... in other words, if we do not allow official complaints, then there will be none.<br /><br />Level 2: But there WERE complaints. In the absence of a state complaint mechanism, families of students with special needs took their charges to Disability Rights Wisconsin and the ACLU. Those two organizations filed a formal complaint in 2011, which in turn led to the very DOJ investigation that the Politico piece is decrying! In other words, it's all ABOUT the family complaints!<br /><br />A summary of some of those family complaints was published in a Journal Sentinel column in May 2013: http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/special-ed-vouchers-wont-end-discrimination-ha9sa6v-206667501.html<br /><br />The ACLU has also responded in a July 8 piece of their own: https://medium.com/@aclu/a-war-worth-fighting-29df60b58705<br /><br />To me, the most disturbing thing about the Walker/Jindal column is the way it "disappears" families of students with special needs. Their experiences of discrimination, that they documented to DRW and the ACLU, apparently simply don't exist, because they've been declared not to exist.AnnieJonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183447461205976739.post-75539757836871551282014-07-09T20:46:56.442-05:002014-07-09T20:46:56.442-05:00Correct John. Just like with John Doe Deux, methin...Correct John. Just like with John Doe Deux, methinks they protest a bit too much here, and don't want people to see what might be found.<br /><br /> The persecution complex with this crew is so tiresome.Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.com