Ta ——s = — Et FOR FSI FN Wo The Dallas Post Dallas, PA November 7, 2002 3 Autism s (continued from page 1) change was okay because it was in the Back Mountain, but to Wyoming Area is too far,” said his mother. “I want him in Dallas or Lehman. They had the room last year (at Dallas), why don’t they have it this year?” “It's like they're taking turns with our kids, wherever they have space, they send them,” said Walsh. “It would be hard ) on any kid to move to a differ- ent district every year, but espe- cially those with special needs.” The Walshes rejected the rec- ommendation to send their son every day from their home in Lake Township on an hour bus ride to the Wyoming Area School District. They say, how- ever, other students that were &% part of Cody's class at Wycallis did go to Wyoming Area, and others went to Tunkhannock: Art Pupa, the supervisor of the Luzerne Intermediate Unit (LIU) Autistic Support Classes disagreed. “Very rarely, if at all do we move children every year,” said Pupa. “It would hap- pen in very rare circumstances, or if a parent was dissatisfied.” Pupa refused to comment on +] the Walshes’ specific situation. According to Pupa, six chil- dren from the Back Mountain are currently going to other dis- tricts. Lorraine Kotsull, Director of Special Education at Dallas, said her district alone has five POST PHOTO/ERIN YOUNGMAN Cody Walsh does work at his kitchen table. The Walshes kitchen table doubles as a classroom work sta- tion. Cider Painters @; (continued from page 1) about 25 local members. The tmajority, however, live around the country. 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JonN HEINZ AT DALLAS Bc division of Allied Services students going to other districts outside of the Back Mountain, while JoAnn Bierdziewski, Su- pervisor of Special Education at Lake-Lehman, said her district has two plus Cody, who is at home. The Walshes want one or both of the districts to provide a per- manent location for the autistic kids in the Back Mountain and they believe there are enough students to fill a program. Ac- cording to Pupa, Cody's recom- mended classroom at Wyoming Area is full this year with eight children. Cody’s classroom last year at Dallas had seven. The Walshes think having educa- tional stability closer to home would allow their son as well as others with autism in the area, to pursue the same opportuni- ties other children do, such as the consistency of friendships. However, both districts say that without a larger population of autistic children, they can’t afford to operate a classroom, nor do they have the space. The children, therefore, are sent out to what Bob Roberts, Superin- tendent of Lake-Lehman School District, called satellite schools or classrooms in different dis- tricts operated by the LIU. The home district of the student then reimburses the LIU, which runs the programs. Deanna Walsh thinks that’s a misuse of resources. “Lehman can spend $2 million on a football field and lights, but not a classroom for our kids?” she asked rhetorically. “It’s like they're tak- ing turns with our kids, wherever they have space, they send them.” Deanna Walsh Lake Township Gil Griffiths, Superintendent at Dallas, said both Lake- Lehman and Dallas predomi- nantly send their elementary age students to Tunkhannock. When the Dallas Middle School is complete next year, a class- room for autistic children is planned. Roberts said when construction at Lehman is done, there are two rooms set aside for special education that could be utilized for autistic classes. 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