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School Imposes Ban on Hearing Impaired Girl Using Sign Language | Socyberty

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School Imposes Ban on Hearing Impaired Girl Using Sign Language | Socyberty

I read an ABC News article this week about (then) 12-year-old Danica Lesko that literally left me fuming. Danica Lesko’s is hearing impaired. Her primary way of communication is sign language, especially in noisy environments like a school bus.

Stonybrook School in Branchburg, N.J. somehow rationalized Danica using sign language on her school bus as a “safety hazard.”

Read more here.