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Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program - A comprehensive
community-based Suicide Prevention Program. Call 1-800-615-1245 24
hours a day/7 days a week for Community Mental Health or
1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433).
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Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood
parent education and family support program serving families
throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten.
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Give an Inside View - How does your school do in meeting the
needs of its students? Just click on Parent Reviews on any school
profile to see personal, up-close comments about schools.
Covering Kids
& Families works to reduce the number of uninsured children and adults
who are eligible for public health care coverage programs but not
enrolled. To find low-cost and free health care for children call
1-877-KIDS-NOW.
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Teacher Discipline Records Going Online -
The state announced recently that it will soon launch a new website,
www.MyFloridaTeacher.com
that will list teacher discipline records from the state. Parents can
check if teachers have had state action taken against their Florida
teaching certificate. State officials said this will make already
public records more accessible.
Links4Youth - A
community service project created for the purpose of providing a valuable
service to youth, this website was designed as a pathway for students, and in
some cases parents, to access information that will provide guidance, support
and overall enrichment to youth as they develop from an educational, cultural
and civic dimension.
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc.
Parent Education Network
2735 Whitney Road
Clearwater, FL 33760-1610
(727) 523-1130; (800) 825-5736 (In Fl only)
E-mail: pen@fndfl.org
Web: www.fndfl.org/
Parent to Parent of Florida
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc.
2735 Whitney Road
Clearwater, FL 33760-1610
(727) 523-1130; (800) 825-5736 (In Fl only)
E-mail: Diane@FNDFL.org
Web: http://fndfl.org/
Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc.
Community Parent Resource Center
7990 S.W. 117th Avenue, Suite 201
Miami, FL 33183
(305) 271-9797; (800) 527-9552
E-mail: info@ptopmiami.org
Web: www.ptopmiami.org
Florida Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
1747 Orlando Central Parkway
Orlando, FL 32809-5757
(407) 855-7604
E-mail: janice@floridapta.org
Web: www.floridapta.org
Working The Puzzle, Inc.
Jim Dawson, Director/Certified Teacher
(954) 616-9071
Email:
jim@workingthepuzzle.com
Web:
http://www.workingthepuzzle.com
Working The Puzzle, Inc. is an organization that provides educational
programming for individuals with exceptionalities. We are now serving
Jacksonville, FL. We offer ABA Therapy, Music Therapy, Parent
Advocacy, Parent Training, In Home and In Office Treatment, and much
more.
FL
State v
Christie Supports the Filing of Charges if Teachers See and Fail to
Report Abuse Taking Place In Their Midst at School (PDF) - In
State v Christie the Florida Court of Appeals (3rd District, Nov. 2,
2005), held that a teacher may be charged with caregiver neglect under
the Florida child abuse and neglect statute (excerpt): “The charges in
this case stemmed from incidents where Christie, a public school
teacher, stood by and did nothing while her teacher’s aide bound
certain students to their desks and/or to the blackboard with adhesive
tape, in the classroom. The State charged Christie with five counts of
child neglect with no bodily harm under sections 827.03 (3)(a) and
(c). That statute defines “neglect of a child” as a caregiver’s
failure or omission to provide a child with care or supervision.
Section 827.01(1), in turn, defines “caregiver” as “a parent, adult
household member, or other person responsible for a child’s welfare.””
The holding stands for the proposition that the traditional status of
teachers as "in loco parentis" supports the notion that actionable
abuse/neglect charges may be filed (and proven) by a prosecutor when
the teacher ignores abusive/neglectful actions of others in his or her
midst.
FL
Broward
Parents Find Programs Inadequate for Gifted Children at Some
Schools - Alex Ruiz began reading at age 3. Now the
bilingual first-grader already is polishing off Harry Potter
novels and adding four-digit numbers. His mother, Dalida, pulled
him out of Peters Elementary in Plantation recently, opting for
a new charter school. She says she couldn't get his previous
school to give him the advanced academics he needs.
Zimmerman School House
4175 NW 100th Ave
Coral Springs, FL 33065
954-753-4441
Email:
info@zimmermanschoolhouse.com
Web:
http://www.zimmermanschoolhouse.com
Zimmerman School House is a non-profit organization for children
with physical and mental disabilities. We focus on daily living
skills and building independence, teaching school readiness,
communication, and social and emotional skills; as well as
implementing therapy services throughout the school day. Our program
provides 2:1 student to teacher ratio, an indoor sensory integration
program, augmentative technology, specialized therapy equipment,
parent resources and much more.
Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Inc.
2475 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 205
Tallahassee, FL 32301-4946
(850) 877-4816
Web: www.floridaarf.org
VSA arts of Florida
3500 E. Fletcher Avenue, Suite 234
Tampa, FL 33613
(813) 558-5095
Web: www.vsafl.org
