Inclusive School Week

From the BCCT.

All together now
Jeannette Hallak Morrisville

We are in the midst of the 8th Annual Inclusive School Week.

During the week, the focus is on what it means to provide an inclusive education.

Inclusive practices believe that all students with disabilities attend the same classes with children without disabilities. It’s about making sure that our school districts’ education system works for all students, including minorities, students of low socio-economic status, and students with disabilities.

Research has shown that inclusive practices are successful and improve academic achievement for all students.

Not that long ago many of our children were excluded from classrooms. On May 17, 1954, in the court decision, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren ruled, “in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place.”

I challenge each school in Lower Bucks County to celebrate Inclusive School Week and recognize those teachers who are already making their curriculum relevant for each and every child.

To celebrate, please visit: http://www.inclusiveschools.org