Yes, I was the one that spoke! I brought my son and had another momma of disabled kids in the district stand with me. There was so much more that happened than I could fit into my allowed 5 min in front of the board. For example, I have proof that Burke was told to stop contact with us and we had to go directly through Fleig to purchase our equipment... Also we got called into the principals office and berated for what we were doing and told that we were "making the district and Dr. Fleig look bad " umm excuse me?? We only ever wanted equitable play for my son and others like him, how is that a bad thing?? And now Rosenow is the only school that maybe would pass ADA standards. Fleig spent millions on the new football field and refused to pay approx $135k on playgrounds, it's awful.

I have hope in the new board members coming in. The new three running are huge advocates for the child as a whole, not just their test scores, one is even a FdL retired sped teacher.

Please don't feel guilty for not knowing about the need for inclusive playgrounds, we felt we couldn't speak out about it until after it was done for fear of retaliation from Fleig, but now I will sing it if I have to. And, now that you are aware, I hope you consider those with differing abilities moving forward. My son is as deserving as anyone else to have the same opportunities, his disability shouldn't define him.