Local Account of Parent Meeting with IKJ This AM
From Kathy Greene
Thu, 19 Oct 2006 7:54 am
The meeting : Wow and unbelievable. The question was how IKJ agreed to a meeting with us. He thought he was meeting with hearing parents who might be on his side cuz a hearing parent called and wanted a group to meet with him. He didn't know who was in the group. So we were instructed to show no expressions no hello etc. Ironic IKJ asked the media to be there and called other parents to come but the leader of our parent group refused to allow them to join cuz they weren't part of our group and meeting. So they were turned away. We sat around a long oval table looking stern. IKJ came in and sat at the end (middle). We began introducing with no names like what I did "my two daughters Tara and Leala Holcomb were arrested last Friday" When I said that looking straight in his eyes, we were shooting daggers into each other's eyes. What an emotional moment. Then the leader Tami Hossler read a letter by the parent group (same demands as FSSA). A copy will be on blogs. Three parents made short statements. Then we all stood up and left. IKJ didn't say a word. He just sat staring (was he listening?). But we delivered a powerful message!
Thu, 19 Oct 2006 7:54 am
The meeting : Wow and unbelievable. The question was how IKJ agreed to a meeting with us. He thought he was meeting with hearing parents who might be on his side cuz a hearing parent called and wanted a group to meet with him. He didn't know who was in the group. So we were instructed to show no expressions no hello etc. Ironic IKJ asked the media to be there and called other parents to come but the leader of our parent group refused to allow them to join cuz they weren't part of our group and meeting. So they were turned away. We sat around a long oval table looking stern. IKJ came in and sat at the end (middle). We began introducing with no names like what I did "my two daughters Tara and Leala Holcomb were arrested last Friday" When I said that looking straight in his eyes, we were shooting daggers into each other's eyes. What an emotional moment. Then the leader Tami Hossler read a letter by the parent group (same demands as FSSA). A copy will be on blogs. Three parents made short statements. Then we all stood up and left. IKJ didn't say a word. He just sat staring (was he listening?). But we delivered a powerful message!
posted by DeafBayBlogger at 9:44 PM
3 Comments:
How many of the parents were Deaf themselves? Hearing themselves?
you did a great job.
I hope IKJ was listening.
uAnonymous, I don't have exact numbers, but here is the FSSA page on the meeting. I hope it helps.
I don't have exact numbers, but there were hearing parents present. Here is the link to the FSSA web page on the topic.
http://news.gufssa.com/2006/10/20/parents-meeting-with-jordan/
Joseph, me too... I really hope IKJ, JK, and the BoT were listening... really listening. Thank you.
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