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Subject: Re: Let's privatise schools


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Astrid
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Date Posted: 00:38:29 07/06/02 Sat
In reply to: Siannach 's message, "Re: Let's privatise schools" on 23:40:28 07/05/02 Fri
 They turned them away because my niece
>has epilepsy and they don't want special needs
>students in their school because kids with problems
>bring down the school's test scores. And if the
>scores go down, they will have trouble attracting
>parents in the future.

Here's a solution--every school that devotes 10% of its space to special needs kids receives a grant of x dollars.

Governments provide incentives to business all the time. I see no reason why that wouldn't be effective here as well.

Additionally, it would also be illegal to discriminate just as it is in the workplace.

Astrid
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Re: Let's privatise schoolsRaisinmom06:53:41 07/06/02 Sat

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