{"id":25265,"date":"2013-11-06T15:11:51","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T21:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=25265"},"modified":"2013-11-06T15:11:51","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T21:11:51","slug":"90-area-deaf-students-find-normalcy-at-lisd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/11\/06\/90-area-deaf-students-find-normalcy-at-lisd\/","title":{"rendered":"90 area deaf students find normalcy at LISD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t90 area deaf students find normalcy at LISD<\/strong>
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\n\tBy Cody Permenter
\n\tLaredo Morning Times\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPublished: Thursday, October 17, 2013\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBelen Villarreal stands at the front of her classroom at Cigarroa Middle School, microphone headset on and hands moving with swift motion.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t“Alright everybody, go get the iPads and do a search for Helen Keller,” she says.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tVillarreal’s students are doing research on people who are just like them, people who are deaf.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLaredo Independent School District is charged with providing education for 90 deaf students in Webb and Zapata counties.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSince deaf students are far-flung across the state, counties designate one school district to house and educate students. Deaf and hard-of-hearing students have the option of attending Texas School for the Deaf in Austin but many stay in their home areas to be close to family.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t“They are just your typical teenagers — they forget their homework … they text and use Facebook,” Villarreal said.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRaul Gomez Jr., LISD special education director, said a new focus on deaf education and awareness has started this year with free American Sign Language classes offered to the community. The classes are held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Daiches Elementary School library and have had a surge of community support since they started three weeks ago.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSOURCE:\n<\/p>\n

\n\thttp:\/\/www.lmtonline.com\/articles\/2013\/10\/17\/front\/news\/doc526093d89c395701710908.txt<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

90 area deaf students find normalcy at LISD By Cody Permenter Laredo Morning Times Published: Thursday, October 17, 2013 Belen Villarreal stands at the front of her classroom at Cigarroa Middle School, microphone headset on and hands moving with swift…<\/p>\n

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