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To the editor:
The statements made by some school board members are grossly unfair to the handicapped. Education of any child is not a guaranteed thing. How many of the “average" children the board members are so cncerned about will become society’s burdens through mental illness, prisons and the unfortunate circumstances of permanent illness.
When special schools or programs are available for the handicapped I do not think they should be “mainstreamed.” However, it is the responsibility of the school system to channel these children into other programs. If nothing is available, what does the school board suggest the parents do with their handicapped child? Maybe in Medieval times they were locked in closets and forgotten but in this enlightened age, we know the handicapped can be contributing members of society. History proves this by boasting many admirable people who overcame their handicaps to become world known. Among these were Winston Churchill, Helen Keller, Beethoven, Franklin Roosevelt. Albert Einstein was slow to learn and slow to speak. This is taken from the Cumberland Evening Times—Monday, December 8, 1930. The article is concerning handicapped children. It stated a National Research Council has been studying handicapped children, but so far most of
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