Help Maddie get the accommodations she deserves to Tryout for Middle school cheer

Don't ever give up! Go Maddie

My high school (Burleson Centennial) stated a program called the sparkly effect this year. The program lets students that were in the special ed program cheer the first quarter of every home football and basketball game. It was a separate team that had leaders from the regular cheer team that helped teach and lead the special needs cheerleaders. As a graduated stundent I enjoyed coming home from college to watch the sparkle squad perform during the games and at the pep rallies. This program has become a big deal to our school and all the students support the sparkle squad. In my opinion the student section cheers along with the sparkle squad more than the regular cheer team! I think this program would be a great way to get Maddie and other special need students involved in the school! I hope that something is done so that she can reach her dreams! Good luck Maddie! G3FCA2A

Maddie deserves it!!!!

I cheered in high school and I feel that any child should be given the chance to cheer along side others their age. People should love and want to help children be happy and healthy not put them down. I hope this helps :)

I really hope she can make her middle school cheer team .

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Let Maddie cheer!!! GISD you have the opportunity to change lives, right now, right here, do the right thing and let Maddie be a part of something way bigger then you realize. Then she will be the one changing lives, Go Maddie!!

Good luck. I hope she gets a chance.

Please allow this sweet girl to participate! Every child deserves inclusion!

Go get em' maddie!! And never stop cheering. Love you sweet girl.

All the way from Waco, tx

Everyone should be able to cheer! Let Maddie cheer!

A public school, particularly one that receives government dollars, cannot discriminate against a student based on disability status. Furthermore, a video or handout can easily be argued to be a 'reasonable accommodation', and less easily argued to be an unreasonable accommodation (and the onus is on the school to prove the latter). Best of luck :)

Go Madison!!!

I grew up cheering and hearing stories like this breaks my heart. EVERY girl deserves a chance.

This girl is so talented and definitely deserves to try out for middle school cheer she is determined and hard work and nothing should get in her way to reach her goal.

Maddie is no different than the other cheerleaders and should be able to be a part of the team! After all she probably has more spirt and love for the sport than any of the other girls! I hope everything goes well❤️

What harm comes to the team if she cheers? What harm comes to her if she does not cheer? Traditionally Cheerleading as a sport has been one of the most inclusive sports for kids with special needs. Except for your squad. Why? #lethercheer

You go Madison! I know you will do great

She deserves to be treated like any other human being in that school district. They should let her cheer no matter what!