Author Archives: carl

Pulbic to news media or not?

I have been advised to take our story regarding David public. To CNN and FoxNews.  In regards to how No Child Left Behind and the Garrison School District have conspired against educating our son in the home district under the guise of “we are unable to provide the services that his needs require…”  How is shuttling him 58 miles each way to a school in another district considered least restrictive? What say you?  I am not an attention seeking man. I would rather seek the path of diplomacy.  But when diplomacy fails, what path is one left with? What is the difference between facilitation and mediation? We have had a facilitated IEP, and now the school is calling for a Mediated IEP.  What is the difference?  Or do we skip it all and go right to Due Process.  There are those who also think that we should file a law

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cat food, matches and more

Well, Mr Gadget has struck again. I give him this, he is creative in his abilities to take things with slight of hand. He managed to steal a key to the cupboard padlocks. He managed to steal a key to the two new doors that we installed to keep him out of sections of the house. So far we have found: 3 opened cans of cat food.  He says that he was hungry. (the cat food is stored in the same cupboard as the people food, at the very bottom of the cupboard.) He knows it is cat food.  Says he was sharing it with the cat.   1 box of wooden safety strike on box matches. 1 mp3 player. 1 set of keys to each vehicle we own. oh, and he has made himself throw up his meds again.  both last night and this morning.  Plus he has admitted

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Topical Call – Family Voices of North Dakota

I am nervous.  I was asked to lead a topical call on fatherhood for Family Voices of North Dakota. Why am I nervous?  I am a teacher.  I have been a dad for 18 years, in most careers that would make me an expert. When we are done, I will post a link to the recording of it as a podcast.   Cheers all and wish me luck. Tweet #fighting4answrs