Kashmiri Kids Deserve Better. Here’s What They Told Me.

Kashmiri Kids Deserve Better. Here’s What They Told Me.

Boys in their pre-teens and teens, sit outdoors, huddled together on their phones amidst Covid-19 in J&K | Picture By Faisal Bashir for Kashmir Observer By Sheeba Nair I was sitting in my living room, scrolling through my phone, when a voice message stopped me cold.  It was Ayesha, a Class 7 student from Jammu & Kashmir. Her voice was small, shaky.  “I get terrified when there’s an explosion, even on TV,” she said. “I can’t focus on my studies. …

Mat-Su school district reaches partial settlement in disabled students suit

What you need to know:The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District has agreed to a partial settlement in a lawsuit alleging it illegally restrains and isolates students with disabilities and fails to provide required notifications of those incidents.Under the settlement, the district must notify parents or guardians the same day a student is restrained or isolated, provide a written report within three days, and maintain electronic records of s…

Disabled Students Deserve Better

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