Let Rema have a better future...please!!

To:  Special Needs Community and Georgia lawmakers

My 8 yr old special needs daughter Rema Narassah has been denied the "Georgia Special Needs scholarship" because of a simple application deadline issue. The application deadline was Sept 11th 2009 and Rema's application was submitted on Sept 21st 2009. I have hit a brick wall with the GDOE on this issue. They (GDOE) want me to take Rema back to the school system and review her IEP all over again. The whole point of the SB10 scholarship is for special needs parents to explore other options other than the public school system. This is because the public school system has failed in most cases. In fact, deadlines should be removed and parents should be allowed to make a transfer choice anytime during the school year.

I DO NOT WANT HER TO WASTE ANOTHER YEAR OF PRECIOUS DEVELOPMENT JUST BECAUSE OF AN APPLICATION DEADLINE. As parents of a special needs child, we are already struggling with medical, healthcare and emotional issues. Please vote for my petition if you think that Rema deserves the special needs scholarship, deadline or no deadline.

THANKS FOR LISTENING,
INDIRA (Rema Narassah's mom)

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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