Poor kid has cerebral palsy - school won't let her use her walker

The mother of a child with cerebral palsy is preparing to file a lawsuit. She's outraged after she says New Caney ISD told her five-year-old daughter she could no longer use a walker at school.

Kristi Roberts recorded her conversation with special education director Gary Lemley and uploaded it to YouTube. She did so as a last resort after two years of arguing with the district about her daughter's care.

"Basically she can't use the walker because we don't think it's safe," Lemley is heard saying on the audio recording.

"Why isn't it safe?" asked Roberts.

"I just told you. We don't feel like it's safe any longer," said Lemley.

The recording has been clicked on more than 10,000 times, and support is pouring in online in the form of comments.

Lakay Roberts has been using her walker at Kings Manor Elementary School for the past two years. She recently fell down in the parking lot when the equipment collapsed.

"How many kids fall down at recess? Do you make them take their shoes off and buy new ones?" asked Roberts.

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This makes me so mad, that people can be so mean to a 5-year-old disabled kid.

Thoughts?

She should be able to use at schoole at the same time they should start having schools just for special education.

school seems kind of stupid here. but also the kid should take medication to fix her problemtheSteeeeels

Watch the video - poor kid can't walk on her tiptoes all day.:cry:

:lol:chilly-chill

I want to stab you with a spork but I will not.

lolJust-Breathe

Have you ever considered chemical castration or a vasectomy?

maybe a little off topic here but if the mother knew she was going to be like dat then does anyone else think she shouldve had an a abortion?theSteeeeels

Here we go.

[QUOTE="Just-Breathe"]lolFlippyMittens

Have you ever considered chemical castration or a vasectomy?

maybe a little off topic here but if the mother knew she was going to be like dat then does anyone else think she shouldve had an a abortion?theSteeeeels

I do not know, not everyone is a stud like you cool kid.

Eugenics eh? Dats what you want you SOB?

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]:lol:FlippyMittens

I want to stab you with my dick but I will not.

Thanks, but I don't roll that way.

[QUOTE="theSteeeeels"]maybe a little off topic here but if the mother knew she was going to be like dat then does anyone else think she shouldve had an a abortion?Yangire

Here we go.

Best to ignore the trolls.Charazani

Its hard to when they do **** like this. They are successful in life and come around ****ing harassing people online.

Thanks, but I don't roll that way.

chilly-chill

Editing my post? How sad yop yup?

Wrap dick in telephone wires and sure I would stab your brainz out wit it yup.

[QUOTE="Yangire"]

[QUOTE="theSteeeeels"]maybe a little off topic here but if the mother knew she was going to be like dat then does anyone else think she shouldve had an a abortion?theSteeeeels

Here we go.

Oh? She loves her child, wants her to have a chance to live, to learn, and you think that's wrong?:x

:lol: You're gonna wrap my dick in telephone wire? That's kinda gay bro.chilly-chill

:lol: You're gonna wrap my dick in telephone wire? That's kinda my style bro.chilly-chill

:P

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]:lol: You're gonna wrap my dick in telephone wire? That's kinda my style bro.sexyweapons

:P

:lol: chilly-chill

Umm...OTAH is supposed to be your new home.:lol:

[QUOTE="theSteeeeels"][QUOTE="Yangire"]

Here we go.

topsemag55

Oh? She loves her child, wants her to have a chance to live, to learn, and you think that's wrong?:x

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]:lol: You're gonna wrap my dick in telephone wire? That's kinda my style bro.sexyweapons

:P

He secretly likes it, he needs to go hang out with his rich elite friends with caviar and stop starting crap online.

[QUOTE="sexyweapons"]

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]:lol: You're gonna wrap my dick in telephone wire? That's kinda my style bro.chilly-chill

:P

;)

if she knew she was going to turn out like that she couldve aborted and got a proper one. which a retarded baby (no offence) you KNOW youre in for problems. and expecting the whole world to cater to a 0.00001 minority is simply unreasonable.theSteeeeels

Hope you have a link to back up your statistic. Also, it's wrong to cater to one minority over others - you can't "pick-and-choose".

[QUOTE="theSteeeeels"]if she knew she was going to turn out like that she couldve aborted and got a proper one. which a retarded baby (no offence) you KNOW youre in for problems. and expecting the whole world to cater to a 0.00001 minority is simply unreasonable.topsemag55

Hope you have a link to back up your statistic. Also, it's wrong to cater to one minority over others - you can't "pick-and-choose".

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]:lol: topsemag55

Umm...OTAH is supposed to be your new home.:lol:

Hate this whole two forum thing.Charazani

Boxing the trolls in one forum is a HUGE win. OT needed this badly.

[QUOTE="Charazani"]Hate this whole two forum thing.topsemag55

Boxing the trolls in one forum is a HUGE win. OT needed this badly.

so they won't let her use the walker because it's "unsafe" since she fell one time while using it. i guess that means schoolbus's shouldn't be used either, since they have been in wrecks before.

[QUOTE="sexyweapons"]

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]:lol: You're gonna wrap my dick in telephone wire? That's kinda my style bro.FlippyMittens

:P

He secretly likes it, he needs to go hang out with his rich elite friends with caviar and stop starting crap online.

so they won't let her use the walker because it's "unsafe" since she fell one time while using it. i guess that means schoolbus's shouldn't be used either, since they have been in wrecks before.

needled24-7

Good point.

[QUOTE="topsemag55"]

[QUOTE="theSteeeeels"] im just asking. and it is actually on topic because if the mother DID know she was going to be diseased from birth then she also KNEW she would have problems like this later in life. situations like this were always going to be a reaction from her choice of choosing to keep her.theSteeeeels

Oh? She loves her child, wants her to have a chance to live, to learn, and you think that's wrong?:x

A valid pointCharazani

Not really, any mechanical device can fail. The kid might have folded it up while sitting at her desk, and didn't lock it well enough when she left the room.

Given she's only 5, the teacher should have checked her walker.

[QUOTE="theSteeeeels"][QUOTE="topsemag55"]

Oh? She loves her child, wants her to have a chance to live, to learn, and you think that's wrong?:x

needled24-7

[QUOTE="sexyweapons"]

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]:lol: You're gonna wrap my dick in telephone wire? That's kinda my style bro.FlippyMittens

:P

He secretly likes it, he needs to go hang out with his rich elite friends with caviar and stop starting crap online.

[QUOTE="Charazani"] A valid pointtopsemag55

Not really, any mechanical device can fail. The kid might have folded it up while sitting at her desk, and didn't lock it well enough when she left the room.

Given she's only 5, the teacher should have checked her walker.

[QUOTE="needled24-7"]

[QUOTE="theSteeeeels"] if she knew she was going to turn out like that she couldve aborted and got a proper one. which a retarded baby (no offence) you KNOW youre in for problems. and expecting the whole world to cater to a 0.00001 minority is simply unreasonable.theSteeeeels

[QUOTE="topsemag55"]

[QUOTE="Charazani"] A valid pointCharazani

Not really, any mechanical device can fail. The kid might have folded it up while sitting at her desk, and didn't lock it well enough when she left the room.

Given she's only 5, the teacher should have checked her walker.

I agree with Charazani.

[QUOTE="theSteeeeels"][QUOTE="needled24-7"]letting a child with cerebral palsy use a walker is not catering to the kid. the school doesn't have to change anything they do. the girl's just using a walker, it's not like they have to build wheelchair ramps or anything. they probably already have those anyways though.

needled24-7

What the hell is so bad about letting her use her walker?

Oh god...I'm so glad to not be in elementary school anymore. Too many stupid a$$ rules like this...

[QUOTE="needled24-7"]

[QUOTE="theSteeeeels"] and i wonder how much money theyll have to pay if the girl, who the school permitted to use a walker, falls AGAIN and the mum decides to sue?theSteeeeels

if the mom was going to sue, she probably would have done it the first time the girl fell

needled24-7

She is thinking about suing, but only to allow the walker to be used.

[QUOTE="topsemag55"]

[QUOTE="Charazani"]Hate this whole two forum thing.Charazani

Boxing the trolls in one forum is a HUGE win. OT needed this badly.

[QUOTE="theSteeeeels"][QUOTE="needled24-7"]probably none

needled24-7