Spring Issue 2021
Helping Individuals with Disabilities & their Families Achieve & Celebrate Events & Milestones in their Lives
Helping Individuals with Disabilities & their Families Achieve & Celebrate Events & Milestones in their Lives
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ScHooL and HomE<br />
The pandemic has upended virtually<br />
every aspect of life; including work,<br />
recreation, and school. For many of<br />
us, everything (or at least most things)<br />
home-school their children and follow<br />
the guidelines from the state related to<br />
home-schools (which are considered<br />
private schools).<br />
are now done at, or from, home. And<br />
for our children, that includes school,<br />
so many parents are, for the timebeing,<br />
in effect, home-schooling.<br />
Home-schooling families are not just<br />
left on their own (unless they want<br />
to be, of course). There are people,<br />
organizations and resources that can<br />
However, parents whose children<br />
are enrolled in their district’s public<br />
schools and are doing remote<br />
learning because that’s the only<br />
option their district currently<br />
offers are not home-schooling per se.<br />
Home-schooling families are those<br />
who have made a voluntary choice to<br />
help them set up and operate their<br />
home-school and join with other<br />
home-schooling families. One such<br />
person is Fiona Sifontes, Owner/CEO<br />
of NYAdvocates4Kids. In addition to<br />
her Educational Advocacy work, she<br />
has been involved in home-schooling<br />
for her own child.<br />
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