MESSAGE TO PARENTS
The Special Education Needs Unit is committed to developing and implementing programs to meet the needs of diverse learners. The special education needs team provides supports and services to school aged and preschool students identified as having an educational disability.
You may not leap buildings in a single bound or run faster than a speeding bullet but you are a superhero none the less. Every day, you manage situations that a regular parent would think are impossible. You stretch tight muscles, remember pills, inject and infuse medicine. You hold hysterical children during horrendous medical procedures. You deal with tantrums and melt downs. And most often manage not to have a tantrum or melt down yourself. You encourage your child to do things doctors told you they would never do but you never gave up hope. You are a therapist, nurse, doctor, friend and confidante. You are no regular parent.
As the Parents/Guardians you need to:
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S.E.N HANDBOOK