uodsp: FW: URGENT! SB 819 Stalled in the Oregon House–We need your help because every child deserves a full day of school.

Thu May 4 18:11:34 PDT 2023

Dear UODSP List Members, Hope your spring term is going well.

Disability Rights Oregon fights for the rights of Oregonians with disabilities and is a partner organization of the UO’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) housed within the Center on Human Development<http://chd.uoregon.edu/> in the College of Education.  We welcome your advocacy on behalf of this important K12 education legislation.

From: Meghan Moyer, Policy Director, Disability Rights Oregon <welcome at droregon.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 5:07 PM
To: Heidi von Ravensberg <hvr at uoregon.edu>
Subject: URGENT! SB 819 Stalled in the Oregon House–We need your help because every child deserves a full day of school.

House sitting on SB 819 while powerful school administrators fight full-school days for students with disabilities. We need your help to pass it! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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Dear Heidi,

We need your help to pass Senate Bill 819 to ensure Oregon students with disabilities have equal access to education and the support they need to learn and thrive.

We were encouraged when the Senate passed the Bill in March by a vote of 25-1, but now it’s May, and the House has taken zero action—while powerful school administrators continue to fight hard against the Bill. It’s time to speak up loudly and demand our legislators pass SB 819 to provide students with disabilities a full-day of school.

Denying a Fundamental Right

Oregon school districts are actively discriminating against students with disabilities. Every year, more than 1,000 young people are being denied full days at school solely because of their disability—and administrators aren’t even asking for parental consent before sending kids home. As a result, these children are missing crucial learning opportunities and experiencing extreme social isolation from their peers. This is wrong and it must stop.

More than half of these students are elementary school aged, which further compounds the issue. Experts know there’s a strong correlation between a child’s attendance and their ability to learn and succeed. Students who miss 10% of kindergarten lag, for example, almost a year behind their peers in reading by the time they reach third grade—and the struggles and frustration they experience grow from there. Students who miss two days of school per month will miss 1.5 years of instruction by the end of 12th grade.

How You Can Help

Disability Rights Oregon is continuing our work to pass SB 819, but right now it’s an uphill battle against influential lobbyists, and we urgently need your help in two major ways:
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Every child deserves equal access to education and the opportunity to learn and thrive. To learn more about this issue, visit our website at droregon.org/take-action or read the bill on the Oregon State Legislature’s website<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/default.salsalabs.org/Tbe6b99a8-fdfd-4f2e-a17c-a5c7c6007747/6a0ed977-5dd8-4ada-a810-9e5b0f874207__;!!C5qS4YX3!EJlrzvkIvhtmrFjGtB8t_A5h0abv7U2GfpaCPxo2LLzndZcHVQq3TUTMFkilbsJDyMxVk2S-lUEA2WxZ$>.

Together we have tremendous power—but only if we answer the call to action.

Thank you for answering the call and for being part of the disability movement,

Sincerely,

Meghan Moyer
Public Policy Director
Disability Rights Oregon
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