Adam Shane has Autism and his mother wants him to be able to receive intensive behavioral therapy as well as other schooling. However, according to a story by Craig MacBride in the Mississauga (ON, CA) News, Adam has not been able to receive therapy in the school setting, so she is taking legal recourse.
ebruary 7, 2008 09:47 PM – A Mississauga woman fighting to have her eight-year-old autistic son attend school, accompanied by his therapist, is taking her case to the Ontario Court of Appeal on Monday morning.
Lynn Shane, who last year pulled her son, Adam, out of Grade 2 at Ashgrove Public School in Clarkson because he was falling behind due to the rigours of balancing classes and 21 hours of weekly at-home therapy, has joined forces with five other Ontario families in hopes of launching a class-action lawsuit against Queen’s Park and seven school boards. The Peel District School Board and Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board are among those named.
In essence, the parents want to be able to send their autistic children to school while also getting them the therapy they need. Because outside therapists aren’t allowed in schools, though, Shane, and parents in the same situation, must choose between school or therapy.
Read Mr. MacBride’s report about the Lynns’ actions. Flash of the electrons to Schafer Autism Report for the lead.
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