Partners in Promise
APRIL 8th, 2021
PsychArmor Signs Letter to Support Military Children with Special Needs
PsychArmor joins new coalition to advocate for military children with special needs
SAN DIEGO, CA (April 8th, 2021)- Today, PsychArmor(PA), the nation’s leading non-profit in educating military-affiliated communities, proudly announces that it has signed a letter to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees along with Partners in PROMISE and 19 other organizations to bring awareness and accessibility to military special education students and their families.
Military lifestyle creates many challenges with providing consistency in education for children of active duty service members. These challenges are exponentially more difficult for military families with children with special needs. Although there are umbrella protections under federal and state laws, many military families are reporting that school districts are not providing the minimum support and services mandated by law for our most vulnerable children.
By joining this new coalition and signing this letter, PsychArmor seeks to elevate the voices of military students with special needs to have the same access to a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) as their civilian counterparts.
“This joint effort is special to PsychArmor because we understand the difficulty to conform to mainstream learning,” said PsychArmor CEO Tina Atherall. “We want to remove educational hurdles for military children with special needs. At PsychArmor we wholeheartedly believe there should be consistent access to education for all military children.”
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Partners in PROMISE was founded in January 2020 by four mothers to Protect the Rights Of Military children In Special Education (PROMISE). Focusing on a strategy of educating and advocacy, Partners in PROMISE is the link between special needs families, established military service organizations, the Department of Defense, and legislators, working towards collaborative solutions to complex problems
Find out more at https://thepromiseact.org
PsychArmor is a leading national nonprofit and preferred training provider that uses education to start conversations. We specialize in military cultural awareness. We power learning journeys, from continuing education to customized training, through a rich learning ecosystem–including online courses, curricula, podcasts, webinars, live speaking engagements, social media and so much more.
Find out more at www.PsychArmor.org