Lee's Summit R-7 School District

Death at School: Parents Protest Dangerous Discipline for Autistic, Disabled Kids - ABC News Student was assigned to the ED classroom at Underwood Elementary for Twenty-four (24) school days.  During this time, the Student was placed in the Room on at least Fourteen (14) different school days, ranging from 420 minutes a day in the Room to 70 minutes.  The Student was placed in the Room for an equivalent of over nine (9) full days (3,860 minutes – 420 minutes in a full school day) (DEX 50, p. 1503).  Of the twenty-four (24) school days the Student was absent three (3) days, and received out-of-school suspension six (6) days.  (DEX 50)  There is only one (1) day during the 2003-2004 school year (24 attendance days) that Student remained in the ED classroom the entire day.  (DEX 50).

Death at School: Child Restraints Spark Controversy | Video - ABC News Student was assigned to the ED classroom at Underwood Elementary for Twenty-four (24) school days.  During this time, the Student was placed in the Room on at least Fourteen (14) different school days, ranging from 420 minutes a day in the Room to 70 minutes.  The Student was placed in the Room for an equivalent of over nine (9) full days (3,860 minutes – 420 minutes in a full school day) (DEX 50, p. 1503).  Of the twenty-four (24) school days the Student was absent three (3) days, and received out-of-school suspension six (6) days.  (DEX 50)  There is only one (1) day during the 2003-2004 school year (24 attendance days) that Student remained in the ED classroom the entire day.  (DEX 50).

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I know for my family that the Lee's Summit School District was not worth the money.  My children received a less than average education and my taxes paid dearly for it. I have sixteen acres in the Ozarks.  I just received my tax bill for their.  The school district tax levy down there is 2.7500.  In Lee's Summit it is 6.0579.  The difference is cost is not reflected in the level of education. I think that it is time to sell my house in Lee's Summit and move out of this overrated and overtaxed district.  If only I could sell my house for what I paid for it 12 years ago.  I don't think that I can. My personal property tax bill was over $1,600 and my real estate tax is over $3,600.  My real estate tax on sixteen acres with utilities is $200 down there.  My $1,600 property tax bill would have been $774.04.  That is a huge difference.

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Here is my OCR report.  I have written the truth in red beside their statements.  Please feel free to use in any way that will benefit you or other families. Sherri UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS - REGION VII NOV 6, 2006 Sherri Tucker 1200 Southeast London Way Lee's Summit, Missouri   64081 Re: OCR Docket# 07061178 Dear Ms. Tucker: On May 10, 2006, the U.S. Department of Education (Department), Office for Ci vil Rights (OCR), received your complaint against the Lee's Summit R - VII School District (District), Lee's Summit, Missouri, alleging discrimination on the basis of disability. This is to inform you we have completed our investigation of your complaint and made the following determination. Specifically, you alleged the District discriminated against your son on the basis of disability by not implementing hi