Team Work: Lincoln, NE
November 17, 2022
What’s in the news?
November 16, 2022
Lincoln high school spreading holiday spirit with first Unified play
by KOLN-TV Lincoln, NE & KGIN-TV Grand Island, NE. Gray Television.
Were special education students included in the story? YES. Students were quoted but not identified as special education students on the website. A special education teacher is quoted.
What’s the story?
STORY:
Gray Television’s KLON-TV in Lincoln, Nebraska reports that Lincoln North Star is putting together a Unified play titled “Jingle Arrgh the Way”, a Christmas musical about pirates scheduled for December 6-8, 2022.
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Unified activities started at Lincoln Public Schools in 2016.
Does it say “inclusion”?
“Unified theater”: Good.
Is it for the disabled? Or is it for the nondisabled?
Unified activities are for all.
Is This the Least-Restrictive Environment?
Disabled students in unified activities may or may not be in a special education class.
What needs to change?
This is the first step in the right direction.