'I was shaking...I was done': High school student in wheelchair urinates in water bottle because the only accessible restroom was occupied
17-year-old Lincoln Wood says his first two years at Bandera High School, he had to urinate in a hospital jug in the nurse's office. 17-year-old Lincoln Wood, a student in a wheelchair, had to urinate in a hospital jug in the nurse's office due to the only accessible restroom at Bandera High School. His father, Larry Wood, recalled that the school had purchased a $19,000 ramp for the theater stage, which was purchased for every student in need. Disability Rights Texas Supervising Attorney, Colleen Potts, stated that if the student has an IEP, placement at another school requires the Admission, Review and Dismissal, committee process, and if general ed, parent would apply for a transfer through admin for better accessibility. Potts also noted that if no school in the district has accessible restrooms, there is no school to transfer the student to.
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17-year-old Lincoln Wood says his first two years at Bandera High School, he had to urinate in a hospital jug in the nurse's office.
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Larry recalled, "During our meeting, [Superintendent] Bitzkie goes, 'I got that ramp to go up to the theater stage, spent $19,000 on that for Lincoln.' My wife said, 'You did not buy that for Lincoln. You bought that for every kid that has never gotten an opportunity on that stage because there was no access and every kid after him that's gonna be on that stage because now they have access...You bought that for the school and for every kid that's ever gonna need it.'"
Colleen Potts, Supervising Attorney at Disability Rights Texas, said, "It depends. If the student has an IEP (individualized education plan), then placement at another school would need to go through the ARD (Admission, Review and Dismissal) committee process. If general ed, the parent would apply for a gen ed transfer through admin for the reason of better accessibility. What the screen shot says is that NO school in the district has accessible restrooms. If that is true, there is no school in the district to transfer the student to. And Bandera ISD cannot force another district to accept the student’s transfer."