tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178330661968922056.post797523255100741568..comments2024-03-09T03:53:10.077-05:00Comments on NYC Rubber Room Reporter and ATR CONNECT: Avonte Oquendo's Disappearance Highlights The Failures of The NYC Department of Education To Protect Children With DisabilitiesBetsy Combierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16854478415247528997noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178330661968922056.post-52971189812907991002014-01-17T14:41:00.008-05:002014-01-17T14:41:00.008-05:00What the above poster said is true. Also, paraprof...What the above poster said is true. Also, paraprofessionals working with such students should be specially trained about autism and how to work with students that suffer from this condition.<br />All too often, people are assigned to work with special needs children that have no training or understanding of the conditions that afflict the students they work with.<br />Isn't this a an issue the NYCDOE should be addressing, in light of this tragedy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178330661968922056.post-88762770727683570442013-10-24T13:42:03.004-04:002013-10-24T13:42:03.004-04:00An issue that I have come across in NYCDOE SCHOOLS...An issue that I have come across in NYCDOE SCHOOLS is that principals prefer to keep the money in their school budget rather than spending it on paras to assist the constantly growing special education population. More oversight needs to given in regards to the severely SPED population and how money is allocated toward gaining assistance to this dire group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com