100 signatures reached
To: Christiansburg Town Council
Demand Council Cancels Approval for Segregated School in Christiansburg, VA.
On Friday June 3 2022, the Christiansburg Town Council approved a permit for a segregated school for children with autism to be built on Cambria St. (repurposing an existing structure) without the normal two weeks’ grace period for the community to weigh in on the decision. The presence of a segregated school in Montgomery County goes against the fundamental values of inclusion, and we ask the Council to rescind its approval of a permit for the Hughes Center.
The facts are as follows: the Hughes Center in Danville is a psychiatric treatment facility for adolescents and a segregated school for children with significant disabilities including autism. Mark Howard, CEO of the Hughes Center, now aims to bring a segregated, private day school to Christiansburg.
Sign to support inclusive education in Montgomery County and say NO to warehousing children with disabilities in a private day program.
The facts are as follows: the Hughes Center in Danville is a psychiatric treatment facility for adolescents and a segregated school for children with significant disabilities including autism. Mark Howard, CEO of the Hughes Center, now aims to bring a segregated, private day school to Christiansburg.
Sign to support inclusive education in Montgomery County and say NO to warehousing children with disabilities in a private day program.
Why is this important?
As parents and community leaders who have shared the life of our children with disabilities in the regular education classroom, we provide an education in the least restrictive environment. The Hughes Center is the opposite of this. I come to you in support of the close to 40 years of MCPS inclusive education with age appropriate peers. There is a legacy in this county of respecting inclusive education, making it sustainable, and living in an inclusive community.
Please sign the petition to request the Christiansburg Town Council rescind and negate the permit for the Hughes Center and instead, focus resources to strengthening inclusive education within the existing school buildings. We have only a few business days – until June 17, 2022 – to present our petition to the Council.
Please sign the petition to request the Christiansburg Town Council rescind and negate the permit for the Hughes Center and instead, focus resources to strengthening inclusive education within the existing school buildings. We have only a few business days – until June 17, 2022 – to present our petition to the Council.