The school just reached out to let us know that Megan will be walking across the stage with her class this spring. I am completely overwhelmed by how this turned out and I know it only happened because you all chose to care. She is going to have her moment …
June 16, 2016
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Megan Staner is a current senior at Edgewood-Colesburg Jr./Sr. High School. She was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome at a very young age. She is a beautiful, lively and intelligent young woman. Despite her condition, she has worked hard to strive through high school with the help of peers and her classmates. With determination and countless hours of studying, Megan completed and met the requirements to graduate at Ed-Co. However, because Megan is special needs, she qualifies for another year of school to transition into the "real world". The Administration at our high school is not allowing Megan to walk across the stage (with students she has collaborated with for over thirteen years of her life) at commencement this spring because she is not officially "exiting" Ed-Co. It was mentioned by the administration that they will allow her to attend commencement the following year with a class who has no chemistry or past with Megan. Since there is no official policy that states the proper procedure, other districts allow this particular situation to proceed with the senior graduating and returning the following academic year; but this isn't the case at Ed-Co. If Megan would choose to graduate with the rest of her class, she wouldn't be allowed to come back and attend school that would prepare her for the real world. Making her choose to be prepared or to dive in, head first, to the real world, is not fair. High School is suppose to prepare us for the real world and have a network of peers early in life, and not allowing Megan to graduate with her classmates of +13 years then come back to continue to prepare her for life would be cruel. Help us get Megan to attend commencement this year, sign our petition for Megan's March.
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Reached 500 supporters
April 7, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
April 7, 2016
203 Comments
As a 1992 graduate of the school and a social worker. Think about the emotional trauma, stigma, and the feels this child is going through. She has met the requirements so allow her to walk at graduation.
Megan should be allowed to walk across stage, colleges allow you to participate in graduation even if you have some classes to finish. Kirkwood Community College in fact. I'm disappointed as an alumni of EDCO they want to treat her this way..
Megan is a huge part of this senior class and who they have become as people. She has molded them into kind young adults. Megan has met her requirements for graduation but has goals to meet due to her disability. Please do the right thing and let her walk as she should.
As a former graduate of Ed-Co High School I remember how great it felt to get to experience graduation with my friends and classmates who I had spent almost 18 years growing up with. Allow Megan to walk across the stage. She has more than earned it!!
Megan sounds like you have a great support system with your family and peers..... I'm mom to a teenager with special needs n I can only hope by you helping set the example for the bigger picture that others with special needs will have a smoother road..... Thank you for being brave
Ed co you are being ridiculous .
She needs to walk with her class. I would think as a graduate of Ed-Co the school would follow her wishes. I know how hard this can be on people with disabilities I see it daily. It is hard to see people with disabilities have to wait the following year to graduate because you can see they dont have the same relationship with the other class. I have seen this persoanlly and I understand why her family is pushing the issue. She fits in with her class and they have accepted her for who she is. The school should be happy with how much the class has been there for her. She earned the right to walk with her class and Ed-Co should be thankful her family and her want to continue for one more year to continue to work on skills. It is important that she feels comfortable along with her family of their decision. Bottim line people need to be more accepting of others and their wishes. Let her walk with her class. !!!!!!!! I apologize that Ed-Co is making you and your family go through this. I hope everything works out for the right reasons!
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The school just reached out to let us know that Megan will be walking across the stage with her class this spring. I am completely overwhelmed by how this turned out and I know it only happened because you all chose to care. She is going to have her moment …
June 16, 2016
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Megan Staner is a current senior at Edgewood-Colesburg Jr./Sr. High School. She was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome at a very young age. She is a beautiful, lively and intelligent young woman. Despite her condition, she has worked hard to strive through high school with the help of peers and her classmates. With determination and countless hours of studying, Megan completed and met the requirements to graduate at Ed-Co. However, because Megan is special needs, she qualifies for another year of school to transition into the "real world". The Administration at our high school is not allowing Megan to walk across the stage (with students she has collaborated with for over thirteen years of her life) at commencement this spring because she is not officially "exiting" Ed-Co. It was mentioned by the administration that they will allow her to attend commencement the following year with a class who has no chemistry or past with Megan. Since there is no official policy that states the proper procedure, other districts allow this particular situation to proceed with the senior graduating and returning the following academic year; but this isn't the case at Ed-Co. If Megan would choose to graduate with the rest of her class, she wouldn't be allowed to come back and attend school that would prepare her for the real world. Making her choose to be prepared or to dive in, head first, to the real world, is not fair. High School is suppose to prepare us for the real world and have a network of peers early in life, and not allowing Megan to graduate with her classmates of +13 years then come back to continue to prepare her for life would be cruel. Help us get Megan to attend commencement this year, sign our petition for Megan's March.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
April 7, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
April 7, 2016
203 Comments
Why can't she have both, graduate and still return. I have heard of several students who need 1 class who get to go to commencement but not get their diploma until they complete the summer class. How is this different?
As a 1992 graduate of the school and a social worker. Think about the emotional trauma, stigma, and the feels this child is going through. She has met the requirements so allow her to walk at graduation.
Megan should be allowed to walk across stage, colleges allow you to participate in graduation even if you have some classes to finish. Kirkwood Community College in fact. I'm disappointed as an alumni of EDCO they want to treat her this way..
Megan is a huge part of this senior class and who they have become as people. She has molded them into kind young adults. Megan has met her requirements for graduation but has goals to meet due to her disability. Please do the right thing and let her walk as she should.
As a former graduate of Ed-Co High School I remember how great it felt to get to experience graduation with my friends and classmates who I had spent almost 18 years growing up with. Allow Megan to walk across the stage. She has more than earned it!!
Megan sounds like you have a great support system with your family and peers..... I'm mom to a teenager with special needs n I can only hope by you helping set the example for the bigger picture that others with special needs will have a smoother road..... Thank you for being brave
Ed co you are being ridiculous .
She needs to walk with her class. I would think as a graduate of Ed-Co the school would follow her wishes. I know how hard this can be on people with disabilities I see it daily. It is hard to see people with disabilities have to wait the following year to graduate because you can see they dont have the same relationship with the other class. I have seen this persoanlly and I understand why her family is pushing the issue. She fits in with her class and they have accepted her for who she is. The school should be happy with how much the class has been there for her. She earned the right to walk with her class and Ed-Co should be thankful her family and her want to continue for one more year to continue to work on skills. It is important that she feels comfortable along with her family of their decision. Bottim line people need to be more accepting of others and their wishes. Let her walk with her class. !!!!!!!! I apologize that Ed-Co is making you and your family go through this. I hope everything works out for the right reasons!
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Why can't she have both, graduate and still return. I have heard of several students who need 1 class who get to go to commencement but not get their diploma until they complete the summer class. How is this different?