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201 6 Jun 2006 - 2:52    Joel Sheffel : This way of budget cuts is not fair to those who need the special programs the most.
202 6 Jun 2006 - 2:57    Steven Parton : As the parent of a successfully mainstreamed deaf student I understand how tragic the proposed cuts will be. The defacto creation of an educational underclass is shamefull.
203 6 Jun 2006 - 3:14    Ray Lockary : all who are Deaf or have disabilities deserves an equal education.
204 6 Jun 2006 - 3:34    Donna Harnett : the only way these kids will get the education they have a right to is if there are supports in place. Do the right thing here, do not cut staffing for special education.
205 6 Jun 2006 - 3:34    Joia Yarboi :
206 6 Jun 2006 - 4:27    Helena Berger :
207 6 Jun 2006 - 4:48    Alejandro P. Vasquez : I support this petition not because I have my daughther who is also a hearing impaired and benefit to to this program but the main concern is the future of the other kids. Please consider this as the top prioritity by the CPS as a whole for the future of the next generation. God Bless !
208 6 Jun 2006 - 5:10    Christina Salgado : because i never feel that way, and i will feel sorry for those people, who is deaf and h.o.h. beside i am hard of eharing, and i do go to mainstream class, but the only thing is that i will not go to mainstream for math, ebcause it really hard for me to get prove. i really want my teacher back,a nd stop being cut off. it just that it so disrespectful, how do you feel when you are deaf or hard of hearing, how would you feel? for me, i want all of those teachers who is cut off, and pelase send them back, and get their education back, no matter what. i dont want kids to be in wrong road, i want them to have good educationa dn good career. so thanks for your supports.
209 6 Jun 2006 - 5:16    Sarah :
210 6 Jun 2006 - 5:24    Barbara L. Bechdol : That this petition is necessary is an outrage. CPS, use common sense and obey the Law.
211 6 Jun 2006 - 5:51    Leslie Brewer : All Children deserve a fair chance in life. Without the support of special education teachers and their resources you are setting students with disabilities up for failure! Give them the future that all children deserve!
212 6 Jun 2006 - 6:32    Trevor Holmes :
213 6 Jun 2006 - 7:07    Georgia Gleason : As a former teacher of the Hearing Impaired I know how important it is that hearing impaired students receive lots of individual support from well trained teachers.
214 6 Jun 2006 - 7:11    Fakhruddin Asgarali : It is better to keep the things as it is so that the disabled kids can get their best and make them independent.
215 6 Jun 2006 - 7:17    Chris aKa DJ Kidd :
216 6 Jun 2006 - 7:17    Sydney Blum :
217 6 Jun 2006 - 8:17    Casey Blue James : I am a CPS student who believes all her peers should be given equal educational opportunites.
218 6 Jun 2006 - 8:21    Carolyn Lawrence :
219 6 Jun 2006 - 8:26    Mary Angus : The right of children to public education in an integrated setting is at risk. When we single out any group, in this case children with disabilities, we discriminate against them. This is not to be tolerated.
220 6 Jun 2006 - 8:27    Marianne : The Deaf and Hard of Hearing students deserve the same education as the hearing students by having teachers who are Deaf. We definitely need them! Education is the most important tool in anyone's life, and that should also include our future, Deaf and Hard of Hearing students!
221 6 Jun 2006 - 8:31    mohammed bashir : A society must be judged by how it accomodates for those individuals who might not be able to accomodate for themselves a better existence in the social, political, rational, and moral context. Certainly, the spillover benefits in education, especially special education, might help us understand our capacities as creators and propagators of fraternatity, humanity, and peace.
222 6 Jun 2006 - 10:16    stephanie kanter :
223 6 Jun 2006 - 16:32    ruth ann dowdy : I get so angry when these knotheads tamper with something as important as sou kids well being, something athat has been proven to have been proven to work for our kids.
224 6 Jun 2006 - 17:02    Hollis Birnbaum :
225 6 Jun 2006 - 18:56    Ken Snyder : Cutting special ed services is the wrong way to balance a budget!
226 6 Jun 2006 - 19:05    Virgina Gonzalez : Disabled youth need the proper as education as all other youth. In addition they should have aids as provided in the LAW
227 6 Jun 2006 - 19:09    Patricia Acosta :
228 6 Jun 2006 - 19:24    Mary : Thank you!
229 6 Jun 2006 - 19:33    Maureen Wells :
230 6 Jun 2006 - 20:37    lety nava : I support this petition because i work with people with disabilites and the this programs do help them in the future.
231 6 Jun 2006 - 20:57    marie campos :
232 6 Jun 2006 - 21:06    cecilia carman : My brother has special needs and my parents removed him from the public schools because of services being cut. My parents were able to afford private school, most can't. I speak for all the families who have no choice but to be in public schools
233 6 Jun 2006 - 21:20    Dana Stewart : I support this petition because children with disabilities deserve every support they can get in order for them to get a successful education.
234 6 Jun 2006 - 21:35    Tara Dunning : students with disabilities deserve the same education as students without disabilities.
235 6 Jun 2006 - 21:38    Dora : The disabled have needs just like everyone. They are not to be marginalized. They are to be treated equally.
236 6 Jun 2006 - 21:43    Grace Tsao :
237 6 Jun 2006 - 21:58    kathy bernstein harris :
238 6 Jun 2006 - 22:04    Leticia Escamilla :
239 6 Jun 2006 - 22:09    Teri Hedding : Because I graduated from special education program. Without the special educaiton program, I will not be where I am right now...
240 6 Jun 2006 - 22:10    Melanie Rak, M.D. :
241 6 Jun 2006 - 22:16    deb gaebler-spira : as aphysician at the rehabiliation institute of chicago i understand that school is the functional arena of the child. every effort should be made to equalize the education and environment for children with disabilities/
242 6 Jun 2006 - 22:22    Scot Myers :
243 6 Jun 2006 - 22:45    Kathy Keane :
244 6 Jun 2006 - 22:53    Kelli Manigrasso : I support this petition because schools need to find a better way to balance the budget, like cutting administrators huge salaries for doing nothing!
245 6 Jun 2006 - 23:17    Aamir Badruddin : because, special students need more support form us to become productive members of the society.
246 6 Jun 2006 - 23:31    Jennifer Schindl :
247 6 Jun 2006 - 23:48    David Alexander :
248 6 Jun 2006 - 23:59    Rahnee Patrick : People with disabilities and Deaf people can learn but we need to appropriate assistance. Even with the 26 million dollars, CPS is not graduating well-educated youth with disabilities. These cuts will not improve the education of Deaf youth and youth with disabilities.
249 7 Jun 2006 - 0:21    Jose Luis Quinones : Keep Deaf , Hard of Hearing, Hearing who work as teachers or Aide with deaf and Hard of Hearing Community to teach with students... DO NOT REMOVE IT OR LAID OFF STAFFS... Deaf Community have suffers than you think.. i dont care what Hearing world have alot of pplz have drop out school more than deaf/HOH. It hard for them because of CPS should help improve for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community their needs! Deaf pplz have rough life for need GED class not like have Hearing pplz do! I dont want to hear EXCUSE the budget! KEEP NEED EDUCATION AND KEEP TEACHERS/AIDE who work with Disabilities!
250 7 Jun 2006 - 0:25    Grace Yoon :