Deaf School Parent Criticizes Closing

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Deaf School Parent Criticizes Closing

By Kianga Kelley

One parent needs some questions answered after the Louisiana School for the Deaf closed temporally.

The sudden suspension of programs at the Louisiana School for the Deaf came as a shock for Yvette Jackson.  Despite rape allegations and recent resignations, Jackson doesn't feel closing the school solves the problem.

"If the facts we know are there are that critical that we need to remove every child from the school then you need to let me know.  We need to know on the spot what these incidents are."

Jackson's four year old daughter Aubree has multiple disabilities including Cerebral Palsy, hearing, and visual impairment.  Jackson says through the school her daughter was able to learn things she feels local schools couldn't give her daughter.

"Lets figure them out and lets not shoot down everything, there's so much good that's happening at that school."

Jackson says, like many parents, she's been left in the dart from day one.  She believes Superintendent Paul Pasterick should have contacted parents before temporarily shutting down the school.

"Children come first, that's what their sign says, but where is my child coming first in this equation?"

With questions unanswered, Jackson now is faced with the tedious task of finding a new school that will supply little Aubree's needs.

The school closed temporary, but there is talk from the BESE Board that classes could reopen for non-residential students.

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