Acting Governor Codey's First Response to IDEIA 2004 Petition Effort - Indifference!
The following is the letter that Acting Governor Richard Codey provided in response to the letter that we hand delivered to Secretary of State Regena Thomas when she spoke at our APIECE event in Plainfield on Saturday, May 21.
See: http://studentadvocate-nj.org/RThomas_Letter_May21_2005.htm
The letter from the Acting Governor is
obviously a template response which suggests that serious consideration was not
provided to the information from our letter. The Acting Governor did
figure out that our letter was on the topic of education, thus his reference to
DOE Commissioner Librera. However, he did not acknowledge that the letter
addressed the issue of IDEIA 2004 nor even special education, nor the other
issue we raised, the Amistad Act. The subtext of the message is that
Acting Governor Codey is at this point at best indifferent to our concerns about
IDEIA 2004. The solution? He needs a thousand letters from every
neighborhood in NJ, as does Senator Corzine and candidate Forrester - and our
Assembly and NJ Senate representatives and candidates.
See:
http://studentadvocate-nj.org/july_2005_ShortTermObj_MoreLetters.htm
June 22, 2005
Mr. Jerome Carr
A Parents’ Initiative for Every Child’s Education
Dear Mr. Carr,
Thank you for contacting the Office of the Governor. I appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts with me.
Through transmission of this letter to Commissioner William L. Librera, Ed.D., I am requesting that he review the information set forth in your letter with all due attention and consideration. Should you wish to contact Commissioner Librera directly, he may be reached at the Department of Education, Post Office Box 500, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500 or by calling (609) 292-4469.
My Administration is committed to providing a State government that works for all the people of New Jersey. With stability and dignity, we have the power to make our lives better. For more information on our initiatives, please visit the State website at www.nj.gov.
With regards,
Richard J. Codey
Acting Governor
Cc: William L. Librera, Ed. D
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