Twin Legislation Bill for New Jersey

Our campaign is going federal so that all parents nationwide can have a voice in the placement of their multiple birth children within the classroom. For more information or to join our campaign and view other petitions nationwide log onto our website http://www.twinslegislation.com. Anyone can sign the petition. You do not have to be an in-state resident or a parent of multiples -- you only need to support a flexible placement policy and a parents’ right to have a voice in that decision.

To:  New Jersey State Senators

We the undersigned, petition you Senators to sponsor a bill for Twin Legislation in New Jersey similar to that of Minnesota's "Twin Bill", sponsored by Senator Dennis Frederickson and signed into law by Governor Tim Pawlenty, which gives parents a primary voice in the classroom placement of their multiple birth children. Renowned experts in the area of Twin Research including Dr. Nancy Segal, Dr. John Mascazine and the International Society of Twins Studies all advocate a flexible placement policy so the needs of the individual children can best be addressed. As parents we feel that arbitrarily separating all twins and higher order multiples based solely upon their multiplicity and the past practices of The Department of Education, is discriminatory and therefore unacceptable. Studies show that separating twins may in fact be detrimental to the child's development. Multiplicity is a birthright and the decision to separate or keep the children together within the classroom should be made on a case by case basis, based upon the children’s individual needs. We believe as parents/guardians of our multiple children that we should have the primary voice in any classroom placement decision made for them, as we know best their individual psychological, emotional and social needs.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Twin Legislation Bill for New Jersey Petition to New Jersey State Senators was created by and written by Dorothy Frank (dorothyannfrank@yahoo.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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