Help Families and Diagnosed Children with Autism Receive Free Education

The Issue

My own 4 year old son has been diagnosed with autism and adhd , we have had numerous struggles already in Toronto from the Toronto School Board. We have attempted to have him enrolled in his home school in our district only to be sent to another school entirely. Outstanding circumstances have forced us to take our son out of Junior Kindergarten and now have him no longer in the Public School. System. This left us at a cross road, we began to research Private Autism schools in Toronto only to find that the tuition was out of this world. The average cost ranges from $4800 to over $125000 . How can a lower to middle class family afford to pay this and also live life as a family should. This needs to change it is also should be pointed out that is is a serious form of discrimination and exclusion , autism is a syndrome that is increasing in numbers every year we need to incorporate it into regular classrooms immediately.  Even if your own child or children are not autistic, it is a basic human right to provide free education for everyone in the Public Education System.

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Jason PepperPetition StarterFather of a beautiful autistic child with a dual diagnosis including ADHD who is the light of my life , he has a wonderful sister and a mother who inspire me daily. I am taking this iniative because he and all children facing these struggles deserve inclusion in a public school system as everyone else does.
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The Issue

My own 4 year old son has been diagnosed with autism and adhd , we have had numerous struggles already in Toronto from the Toronto School Board. We have attempted to have him enrolled in his home school in our district only to be sent to another school entirely. Outstanding circumstances have forced us to take our son out of Junior Kindergarten and now have him no longer in the Public School. System. This left us at a cross road, we began to research Private Autism schools in Toronto only to find that the tuition was out of this world. The average cost ranges from $4800 to over $125000 . How can a lower to middle class family afford to pay this and also live life as a family should. This needs to change it is also should be pointed out that is is a serious form of discrimination and exclusion , autism is a syndrome that is increasing in numbers every year we need to incorporate it into regular classrooms immediately.  Even if your own child or children are not autistic, it is a basic human right to provide free education for everyone in the Public Education System.

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Jason PepperPetition StarterFather of a beautiful autistic child with a dual diagnosis including ADHD who is the light of my life , he has a wonderful sister and a mother who inspire me daily. I am taking this iniative because he and all children facing these struggles deserve inclusion in a public school system as everyone else does.

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Former U.S. Senate
5 Members
John McCain
Former US Senate - Arizona
John Rockefeller
Former US Senate - West Virginia
Pat Roberts
Former US Senate - Kansas
Former U.S. House of Representatives
5 Members
Gary Miller
Former US House of Representatives - California-31
Paul A. Gosar
Former US House of Representatives - Arizona-4
Lois Capps
Former US House of Representatives - California-24
U.S. House of Representatives
2 Members
Terri Sewell
U.S. House of Representatives - Alabama 7th Congressional District
Randy Weber
U.S. House of Representatives - Texas 14th Congressional District
U.S. Senate
2 Members
Angus S. King, Jr.
Former U.S. Senator
Rand Paul
U.S. Senate - Kentucky
Kathleen Wynne
Premier of Ontario
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