[Vision2020] Testimony at Logos Hearing

[Art Deco]

Rose quotes from the Logos School Policy Manual:

"Children with a severe learning disability will not be admitted to Logos due to the lack of adequate staff, funding, and facilities.



Children who have been diagnosed as having a learning disability will be required to meet the same academic standards as all the other children in their grade level. 



Children who have been diagnosed as having a learning disability will be given as much individual instruction and encouragement as their classmates."


Perhaps someone can explain to me how this policy is consistent with the ethical teachings of Jesus.

It would appear that it is an exercise of gross hypocrisy/dishonesty for Logos to self-proclaim itself a Christian school.  Somehow the font of Christianity and his teachings about the poor, ill, and unfortunate have been not only been conveniently ignored, but diabolically perverted.

Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
deco at moscow.com


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  Visionaries:



  There has been some discussion on other blog sites about material I presented at the BOE hearing on Logos School yesterday afternoon.  Although the entire record is available at the County Commissioners office in the Court House, I offer a copy of my testimony on two topics here on V2020.  These policies are taken verbatim from



  Logos School Board Policy Manual 



  10.13 Learning Disabilities        pg. 78

  Dates: Approved: January 18, 1994 (re-approved every year since)

  Objective: To clarify the educational goals of Logos School.

  Scope: This policy applies to all students and teachers in all the classrooms of Logos School.

  Definitions:

  Severe Learning Disability: Any condition in a potential student which would require a separate classroom, program, and staff in order to provide the educational services desired by the parents. e.g. Down's syndrome, deaf/mute, blind, etc.

  Learning Disability: Any condition in a potential student or student which does not require a separate classroom, program, and staff in order to provide the education services desired by the parents E.g. Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Syndrome, dyslexia, etc. For the purposes of this policy, it is not important whether or not the condition was accurately diagnosed and is a genuine learning disability.

  Guidelines:

  Children with a severe learning disability will not be admitted to Logos due to the lack of adequate staff, funding, and facilities.

  Children who have been diagnosed as having a learning disability will be required to meet the same academic standards as all the other children in their grade level. 

  Children who have been diagnosed as having a learning disability will be given as much individual instruction and encouragement as their classmates


  9.4 Separation Policy

  Dates: Approved: August 22, 1994

                          Revised: September 29, 1997

                          Revised: January 15, 2001

                          Revised: July 16, 2001

  Objective: To provide a clear policy describing the steps by which employees may be separated from Logos

              School.

  Scope: This policy covers the procedure and avenues of separating an employee.

  Definitions: N/A

  Guidelines: 



  Unforeseen Circumstances: Due to events such as death, disability, pregnancy*, school closure, etc., the employee may not be able to continue work. The expulsion from school of an employee’s child may also be grounds for separation, at the employee’s or the administrator’s determination. As part of that determination, the employee’s gender and home situation may be considered. Separation would be mandatory should the expelled child continue to live in a publicly disreputable manner. *That is if, while under contract with Logos School, a teacher becomes pregnant, a work agreement will not be issued for the subsequent school year. Also, normally women with infants (under school age) will not be allowed to return to work.



  9.13 Emergency/Sick Leave Policy

  Dates: Approved: December 21, 1993 (to date)

  2. Emergency leave -- unplanned but necessary time off due to serious circumstances 
  Logos School does not recognize any form of "maternity leave." If a female staff member becomes pregnant while under a work agreement with the school, under the direction of her husband and doctor, she may work as long as considered wise. If she needs to leave before the final working date stated on the work agreement, a replacement will be obtained to fill the entire remaining period."

  Further, it is the case that any private conversations that I have, which I believe contains confidential disclosures, have never been, are not now, and never will be brought forward in a public venue..

  Rose Huskey












   


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