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I’m of the same opinion. The author has no freaking clue. I broke my ankle in high school and I got zero support. All of the classes were on the third floor and
by kayodelycaon 3y ago
I’m of the same opinion. The author has no freaking clue. I broke my ankle in high school and I got zero support. All of the classes were on the third floor and the cafeteria was in the basement.
1. There was no elevator in the building. I had to use crutches to get up the stairs while carrying all of my textbooks.
2. I was required to attend gym class on the second floor of another building (no elevator) and change clothes in a room with no chairs or benches. Then I would sit in a chair while everyone did the assigned activities.
3. I was required to eat lunch in the cafeteria. I wasn’t given extra time. Occasionally there wouldn’t be enough food and I would get a single peanut butter sandwich while others had gone through the line twice before I got there.
4. I was late to every class and everyone watched me while the teacher waited for me to get to an assigned seat down a narrow isle.
5. I wasn’t given extra time to get to the bus after school. So I had to wait in detention for my mom to drive from work if I missed the bus.
6. Oh, I forgot, the second to last class of my day was on a different floor. So I had to go down and back up the stairs.
I forgot how many weeks this went on until I had a walking cast. The whole thing lasted 8 weeks.
The best part, I broke my ankle in gym class because I got tripped and knocked sideways during basketball. They called my mom to pick me up instead of calling an ambulance.
- throwaway2037 3y agoWhat year and what country (or development level)? I cannot believe this would be legal today in any highly developed country. Did you complain to school administrators? It would have made a great local newspaper article about mistreatment of (sometimes temporarily) physically disabled students.
- kayodelycaon 3y agoLate 90s, United States. It was a tiny private religious school in a 1950s building with a bomb shelter. There was no school administration to complain to and no students with physical disabilities. I suspect they wouldn’t accept them due to a complete lack of facilities and policies.