That's a very touchy subject right now for me, because for the last two weeks we've been fighting over giving care to a child we've accommodated for the last two years. That child is autistic, has high needs and has been refused by many day cares. My educators are the ones giving good care in that room. That child has been denied care in school by the school board. How does that make me feel as a mom? That mom comes to me crying every day. All the other children are starting to go with that first step.
They're starting in September or March. It's almost the end of April, and this mom is still trying to fight, saying, “My child also needs a normal life. Yes, she has high needs, but if day care can accommodate, why can't you? You can give the same funding, the same one-on-one.”
It makes my heart bleed. The EI comes in and she's crying. She's literally on the floor, saying, “Somebody help this child. Put her through school,” but no, the school board isn't doing it.