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Austerity has my roommate had her class of 12 kids moved into a windowless side room. (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello! so my roommate is a SPED teacher. The school changed how SPED works to be identical to standard education at the expense of the 6th 7th and 8th graders that have mental disabilities. because of office politics and "Test Scores", all SPED teachers got assigned a subject based on "who would make the best test scores" and she (suspiciously) got the short end of the stick. she also got assigned a repurposed office room no larger than small bedroom with no windows.

what can she do to possibly deal with or go around the internal politics? if not, how could she change the room itself to make it at least tolerable?

Edit: for all that need to know for the legal side of thimgs, we are currently in Ohio.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I’m amazed that it is apparently legal (is it, where you live?). Have the parents or caretakers been informed? They probably have an opinion on this, and may be your best bet (but tread carefully, management may not like it).

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Seriously, this has to violate fire codes if nothing else. There's only one point of egress, from the sound of it.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Classrooms don't have to have windows.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This seems to vary by state. For example, a quick google search revealed the following regulation for Texas:

Every room or space greater than 250 ft2 (23.2 m2) and used for classroom or other educational purposes or normally subject to student occupancy shall have not less than one outside window for emergency rescue that complies with all of the following, unless otherwise permitted by 14.2.11.1.2 [Which would not apply in this case]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

It might also depend on what kind of school it is.

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