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Articles:

Racial Gap in NJ Sp Ed

Separate And Unequal on Segregation in NJ Sp Ed

Jail for Crime of Being Young, Poor, Mentally Ill

Road to Nowhere

Support Danielle's Law and Matthew's Law

Support Immigrant Students - Support Dream Act!

Autism Concepts Site: Info for All w/ Focus on Under Served Communities


Articles

Post Schaffer

"Great Debate": Abramoff & Student Rights

From Advocacy to Protest

Race, Sp-Ed & Rights Erosion

Organizing Families 225,000 Students

Therapist Boldly Stands

Alleged Incidents in HBoro

News Clips

NJ ABLE News / Letter

Jan 18

Letters Published

HBeacon, 5/5/2005

PPacket, 5/13/2005

Courier News 5/17/2005

 

Get Up!  Stand Up!
(Marley / Tosh, Slightly modified by Bob Witanek)

Get up, stand up: stand up for our rights!
Get up, stand up: stand up for our rights!
Get up, stand up: stand up for our rights!
Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight!

Teachers and Directors . . . We want our plea to be heard
We want you to know . . . .What our life is really worth.
We want our message to be told
We need FAPE before we get old!
So now we see the light!
Stand up for our rights

Get up, stand up: stand up for our rights!
Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight!
Get up, stand up: stand up for our rights!
Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight!

We sick an' tired of these district games
The scheming and scamming and blaming . . . for shame
Right here we take our stand
Coz we need a better IEP plan
You can fool some people sometimes,
But you can't fool all the people all the time.
So now we see the light

We gonna stand up for our rights!
So you better:
Get up, stand up!
Stand up for our rights!
Get up, stand up!
Don't give up the fight!
Get up, stand up! (Get up, stand up!)
Stand up for our rights! (Get up, stand up!)
Get up, stand up! ( ... )
Don't give up the fight! (Get up, stand up!)
Get up, stand up! ( ... )
Stand up for our rights!
Get up, stand up!
Don't give up the fight!

We’ve only begun to fight

We’ve only begun to fight

Ask the Advocate

NJ Complaint Form (MS Word) (PDF)


On Line Public Hearing on IDEIA 2004

Survey on NJ OSEP Complaint Process

Suggestions

Past Activities

IEP Wkshp

Rec. Programs for those w/ Disabilities

An Evening of Educational Advocacy
September 8, 2005 Edison, NJ


What The Student Advocate Has Done for Our Children Lately . . .

NJ IDEIA 2004 Organizing Committee
Minutes of IDEIA 2004 meeting on Thu., May 26

Student Rights Radio Discussion, October 31

Effort to Reach Gubernatorial Hopefuls and Acting Governor / Candidates

IDEA: An Update Dec. 5, 2005
Middletown


January 18, 2006: Hold a Candle Light for Our Children's Rights

50 Strong For Our Children

No. Jersey Radio Interview Aired, 1/22

Petitioning for Rights Children:  Legal in Princeton

 Interview on NJ IDEIA Rights - Racial Disparities in Sp-Ed

Call is Heard in Montgomery Twp: Inclusive Recreation

NJSAU Minutes 2/18/2006

Playing and Singing for Our Rights, 4/1/6

Better IDEA Laws for Special Education Students?
Better IEPs?  Anything is Possible!


April 1 Report: Student Advocacy Union -  Fundraising Concert

Mobilization for Rights of Our Children,  May 17, 2006, Trenton

Nationwide Internet Radio Rally for Sp-Ed Parent Rights
9pm EST, Sat. May 20


Parents’ Rally @ Statehouse in Trenton Thursday, June 8, 2006

Piscataway Parents Mtg, June 19, 2006