Letter to the Senator

Dear Senator John Pederson,

I am both shocked and disappointed in the bill that you have introduced as SF 1291. I do not know how you can sleep at night knowing that you are trying to pass a bill that would eliminate Minnesota law that tells schools and districts how to serve students with disabilities. I work with a special needs boy, and it breaks my heart to even think of him not receiving the proper education that he so dearly needs and deserves. Every human being deserves a proper and fittind education. What you are trying to do is a disgrace. You would be doing children all over the state a great disservice. This bill, if enacted, would cause delays in service for children with disabilities, increase misunderstanding and complaints about special education services, and strip 50 years of protections from Minnesota’s special education system. Shouldnt we be trying to better serve these children? But no, what you want to do is cause mass confusion and put these children in a deeper hole then what they are already in. Take a look in the mirror and ask yourself this question: If my child had special needs and required special education, would I still support this bill? I would hope you would change your stance on such a critical issue.

Thank you,

Jesse Rischer