Where do I start? Well, let's start with a "thank you". Ms. Tegan Hanlon, thank you for your well thought out & concise article. Thank you for addressing as many angles in the story as you possibly could, drawing from as many sources as were available.

Krista James was very accurate in her statement that the staff members become something akin to extended family members to these children & their parents, which is true of the staff at any school at which a child has attended for an extended period of time. It is even truer of the staff of Mt. I. The parents/guardians of these children are usually as "isolated" as the students themselves, loosing friends & contact with family members due to the enormous amount of time & energy spent in caring for their child. Having the ability to converse with others that "get it" is just as valuable as the supports they provide the students.

(To be continued)

R'Lynn Gore - Mt. Iliamna PTA President