Sherri R. Tucker
I am formally resigning from the SEAP. I have given this much thought and deliberation. Each year I see more and more of the parent positions being taken by employees of the State and school districts. As the parent of three children that have been left behind I joined the group in hopes of making change. I go to IEP meetings all over the region and see more and more children being left behind and parents that are frustrated and hopeless. I felt that my position on this panel could make a difference. I now know that it can not.
Missouri ranks very high in the use of corporal punishment. There is new legislation being offered that would make that punishment legal for children with disabilities. I feel that Missouri is not meeting the needs of children with disabilities and I am going to use my time to fight for new legislation and reform. Missouri needs to be held accountable for what is happening to our children and that is going to be my new focus.
I have enjoyed being on the panel and I have received a great deal of information on how the system works. I appreciate the opportunity that I have been given to participate. I wish everyone good luck and hope that the panel will begin to look at the dysfunction in Missouri’s special education and find ways to make corrections. There are so many lives at risk and so many futures are being lost.
Sincerely,
Sherri R. Tucker
"It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home." Carl T. Rowan
Sherri R. Tucker
Cofounder MOAFAA (Missouri Advocates for Families Affected by Autism)
Cofounder Lee's Summit Autism Support Group
autism@kc.rr.com
