Brittney is graduating!!!!

[didmyheartgood]

Thank you all so much!!! It worked. The power of the people truly does work... You all should be very proud of yourselves...

Brittney Boothe will graduate with her class Saturday night.

The "Brittney Boothe Bill" has also been submitted by the Attorney General of Illinois to the legislators of the state. It entitles all children within the special education in the state of Illinois the opportunity to participate in any and all graduation /commencement exercises, regardless of any continuing education services they may be entitled to.

Waa WHOOOOOOO !!!! I am thrilled with this news!
It is a celebration for all children with DS.....

Thanks for all the emails sent to the superintendent!! Over 35,000 sent to the school...........LOL

Kim

[christie]

YAHOOOOOO ;D ;D ;D

That is GREAT NEWS, I just LOVE happy endings

[meghans_mom]

Kim - thanks for letting us know the great outcome! that is terrific...i just didn't get the stupidintendents, nwhoops...superintendents, point about the whole can't go up and graduate with your class thing.
when i graduated 150 years ago...we didn't even get handed our actual diplomas..they were blank pieces of paper rolled up. we didn't get the actual piece of paper until we turned our cap and gown in!! And i had a friend who wasnt officially graduating (she had to re-take gym in the summer, LOLOL) but the school let her attend graduation with us. She just didn't get her diploma until the fall, that's all.
I hope this is a positive precendent that starts for this school!
laurie

[Jeanette]

I put in my word about Brittany Booth !!
Ain't it great that the word and people pulling together as one for this wonderful thing !!

Brittany has a wonderful advocate, her sister & family to make this happen!!

Hats off to Katherine & her family !!!

Jeanette mom to Ian 3.5 yrs. old & Betty 19 months old w/ds

[Haleysmom]

This is sooooooooo terrific! Brittney so deserves to walk with her class. It's sounds like she has worked very hard. What a terrific sister. Their parents must be so proud. ;D

[Jenn]

AWESOME!!

[momofrussell]

That is GREAT news!!! I never followed the story before but it sounds like a WONDERFUL victory for Brittney AND our kids!!!!

A.