Inclusion shapes Lawrence schools for students with disabilities
The Lawrence district embraces inclusion in regular classrooms while facing rising challenges from more complex disabilities. Teachers and paraprofessionals describe safety measures, crisis training, timeout rooms, and evolving discipline rules under IDEA and state guidance, as staff seek to balance student needs with protective practices.
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Jenna Viscomi
Quail Run School
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Sandoval
Joe Nyre
Kansas
Weseman
Alexa Pochowski
Kansas Department of Education
Pochowski
Jack Davidson
Voice of Experience Grandson's progress changes family
Grandparents Joan and Sonny Kelley recount their grandson Aidan Kell y's autism diagnosis after a birthday, his regression, and the long effort to find effective education. They moved from Colorado to Kansas for a program at Cardley School in Lawrence, praising the dedicated teachers and paraprofessionals while noting district funding struggles.
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Orth Lopes
Lawrence
Aidan
Colorado
Kansas
Joan
Sonny Kelley
Aidan Kelley
Cardley School
Lawrence C-Tran program helps teens learn independence
Kara Laing, 20, and a dozen Lawrence High students with cognitive disabilities participate in the Community Transition Program C Tr an in the Lawrence school district. They live in a donated duplex on California Street and receive individualized instruction in independent living, employment, social and financial skills.
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Kara Laing
Lawrence
Laing
Bea Scot
Becky Saathoff
C-Tran
Llara Baska
California Street
Free State High School
LHS
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Joan and
Jennifer Unrub
Lincoln Adams
Helen Gent
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World.com
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