It's like thunder, lightning, the way you love me is frightening....
ok 2day was a great day... went to mels house and we did all thi fun shit like eat burgers and hot dogs, hide easter eggs and then search for them, watched the birds, and ate ice cream and popcorn and all had a great time i hope... and 2morrow is ronnies party!!!! yeyeyeyeyey!!!! thats gonna b so much fun!!! ne ways i come home all hyped and happy and then i c the email... ok listen to this... u kno my friend who has the rsd? well she was bein homeskooled by teachers from all over the city casue she signed an agreement with masterman... ugh they piss me off so0o0o0 much rite now... ok like i was sayin, shes a senior and she signed up under charter 15 which says that shes physically handicapped so that she would b guarenteed to graduate when she was a senior, with sum special agreements to make it easier on her... ok? ok well she had all these teachers comin to tutor her and they were turnin in grades to masterman... her teachers marked her as passing under the guildlines, and she was supposed to graduate at the regular time and head on over to temple in september if her health let her... so ne ways i get this email explaining all of this... so here it is...
the email to my mom who sent it 2 me...
Hi! I thought you may be interested in the latest installment regarding Alessa and her school! We need a lawyer for this one. Here's a copy of the letter we sent to the lawyer.
letter:
My daughter, Alessa, was diagnosed with RSD (Reflexive Sympathetic Dystrophy) on March 8, 2004 by Dr. Robert Schwartzman. Prior to the diagnosis, Alessa has been suffering off and on with brachial plexus, cervical and ocipital neuralgia since February 27, 1998.
Alessa had her last flare up on October 14, 2003 due to allergy testing (96 pin pricks). This flare-up set off the RSD. She has been out of school ever since (doctors' orders) due to unbearable pain from her neck to her knees. Homebound teaching started on November 2, 2003.
The last time I emailed you was in January, 2004 regarding Chapter 15. Alessa's school, J.R. Masterman, suggested that we sign a form requesting that Alessa be put under Chapter 15, which would declare her to be physically handicapped. You thought it was a good idea that she be protected under Chapter 15. So, we signed and everything seemed to be okay.
A service agreement was signed on March 3, 2004 stating:
- use of dictation to complete assignments instead of writing when
pain is too unbearable
- teachers will read assignments to Alessa when she is unable to
- use of oral testing when Alessa is unable to write with home-
bound teacher.
Alessa has two wonderful homebound teachers:
- Mrs. Michelle Collins - Dean of Discipline at Olney High School
- Mrs. Angela Riley - Math Department Head at Franklin Learning
Center
Mr. Lou Cutler (U.S. History teacher from N.E. High School) was also her homebound teacher from November 2003 through January 9, 2004.
The homebound teachers assured us that Alessa would graduate in June, that she would not need to make up any classes in the summer. The teachers have been submitting Alessa's grades to the school and samples of her work.
Then we received Alessa's third quarter report card last Thursday, April 22, 2004. (The school never gave us Alessa's first and second quarter report cards.) We were shocked by what we saw.
For the first quarter, Alessa was given three C's and 3 F's. The F's are in Contemporary Issues, Philosophy and Gym. (Mr. Cutler was her homebound teacher at that time. He told us that he submitted a B for Contemporary Issues and a C for Philosophy).
For the second quarter, Alessa was given F's in all subjects, including Health and Gym. (We had requested work for Health and an alternative for Gym, but the school never provided work to the homebound teachers.) Both Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Riley passed her in English, Social Science, Contemporary Issues, Calculus and Philosophy.
For the third quarter, Alessa was correctly given B's in Contemporary Issues and Philosophy, but everything else is marked I (incomplete) even though the teachers submitted grades.
For the final grade, Alessa was given F's in Social Science, Contemporary Issues and Philosophy and I's in everything else. (My husband will fax you a copy of the report card - FAX 1-610-918-1476.)
The homebound teachers were just as shocked as we were. The school completely disregarded the work they've been doing with Alessa and the grades they submitted. We feel that we've been left with no choice but to seek legal intervention.
First of all, we should've received the first and second report cards. Secondly, we should've received an interim report notifying us that Alessa was in danger of flunking any of her courses, if that were truly the case. We received nothing! The homebound teachers were under the impression that everything was going fine and that Alessa would graduate. After all, they are her teachers!
In fact, Alessa has been accepted at Temple University and we already put down a deposit for her to start the fall session if her health improves. What's going to happen when they receive this report card?
Should I also send an email to Paul Vallas, CEO of the Philadelphia School District? It certainly seems that school district money was wasted in paying for homebound teachers to drive out to my house to teach my daughter when all their hard work was for naught if J.R. Masterman High School can just ignore the grades they submitted for Alessa and flunk her in all her subjects.
Considering that this is the end of April and graduation is June 15, there isn't much time to rectify this situation. My husband and I really hope that you'll be able to help us. We appreciate whatever you can do.
ok?! ok wut the fuck is wrong with masterman?! how can they do this to her?! ahhh im so0o0 pissed off rite now at them... i dont c how u can sign an agreement and then try to pull off all that shit... its not rite... ok well i gotta go b4 i totally lose it... im out...
the email to my mom who sent it 2 me...
Hi! I thought you may be interested in the latest installment regarding Alessa and her school! We need a lawyer for this one. Here's a copy of the letter we sent to the lawyer.
letter:
My daughter, Alessa, was diagnosed with RSD (Reflexive Sympathetic Dystrophy) on March 8, 2004 by Dr. Robert Schwartzman. Prior to the diagnosis, Alessa has been suffering off and on with brachial plexus, cervical and ocipital neuralgia since February 27, 1998.
Alessa had her last flare up on October 14, 2003 due to allergy testing (96 pin pricks). This flare-up set off the RSD. She has been out of school ever since (doctors' orders) due to unbearable pain from her neck to her knees. Homebound teaching started on November 2, 2003.
The last time I emailed you was in January, 2004 regarding Chapter 15. Alessa's school, J.R. Masterman, suggested that we sign a form requesting that Alessa be put under Chapter 15, which would declare her to be physically handicapped. You thought it was a good idea that she be protected under Chapter 15. So, we signed and everything seemed to be okay.
A service agreement was signed on March 3, 2004 stating:
- use of dictation to complete assignments instead of writing when
pain is too unbearable
- teachers will read assignments to Alessa when she is unable to
- use of oral testing when Alessa is unable to write with home-
bound teacher.
Alessa has two wonderful homebound teachers:
- Mrs. Michelle Collins - Dean of Discipline at Olney High School
- Mrs. Angela Riley - Math Department Head at Franklin Learning
Center
Mr. Lou Cutler (U.S. History teacher from N.E. High School) was also her homebound teacher from November 2003 through January 9, 2004.
The homebound teachers assured us that Alessa would graduate in June, that she would not need to make up any classes in the summer. The teachers have been submitting Alessa's grades to the school and samples of her work.
Then we received Alessa's third quarter report card last Thursday, April 22, 2004. (The school never gave us Alessa's first and second quarter report cards.) We were shocked by what we saw.
For the first quarter, Alessa was given three C's and 3 F's. The F's are in Contemporary Issues, Philosophy and Gym. (Mr. Cutler was her homebound teacher at that time. He told us that he submitted a B for Contemporary Issues and a C for Philosophy).
For the second quarter, Alessa was given F's in all subjects, including Health and Gym. (We had requested work for Health and an alternative for Gym, but the school never provided work to the homebound teachers.) Both Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Riley passed her in English, Social Science, Contemporary Issues, Calculus and Philosophy.
For the third quarter, Alessa was correctly given B's in Contemporary Issues and Philosophy, but everything else is marked I (incomplete) even though the teachers submitted grades.
For the final grade, Alessa was given F's in Social Science, Contemporary Issues and Philosophy and I's in everything else. (My husband will fax you a copy of the report card - FAX 1-610-918-1476.)
The homebound teachers were just as shocked as we were. The school completely disregarded the work they've been doing with Alessa and the grades they submitted. We feel that we've been left with no choice but to seek legal intervention.
First of all, we should've received the first and second report cards. Secondly, we should've received an interim report notifying us that Alessa was in danger of flunking any of her courses, if that were truly the case. We received nothing! The homebound teachers were under the impression that everything was going fine and that Alessa would graduate. After all, they are her teachers!
In fact, Alessa has been accepted at Temple University and we already put down a deposit for her to start the fall session if her health improves. What's going to happen when they receive this report card?
Should I also send an email to Paul Vallas, CEO of the Philadelphia School District? It certainly seems that school district money was wasted in paying for homebound teachers to drive out to my house to teach my daughter when all their hard work was for naught if J.R. Masterman High School can just ignore the grades they submitted for Alessa and flunk her in all her subjects.
Considering that this is the end of April and graduation is June 15, there isn't much time to rectify this situation. My husband and I really hope that you'll be able to help us. We appreciate whatever you can do.
ok?! ok wut the fuck is wrong with masterman?! how can they do this to her?! ahhh im so0o0 pissed off rite now at them... i dont c how u can sign an agreement and then try to pull off all that shit... its not rite... ok well i gotta go b4 i totally lose it... im out...