🌱 How a DeSoto High wheelchair fall is reshaping special-needs safety rules

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• How a DeSoto High wheelchair fall is reshaping special-needs safety rules

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Increasing amounts of sun, with a high of 60 and low of 48 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 65, low: 58.
• Thursday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 67 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 'I'm shaking': North Texas mother fights for answers after daughter with Rett syndrome is injured at school, prompting policy review (wfaa.com) — A DeSoto mother is demanding answers and policy changes after her 14-year-old daughter with Rett syndrome was badly injured in a wheelchair fall at DeSoto High School, prompting a renewed district review. DeSoto ISD has apologized, fired the staff member it found negligent, reported the incident to state agencies, and says it’s adding support staff and parent focus groups, while the family pushes for stronger protections for students with special needs.
   

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📸 Around DeSoto

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🗓 Upcoming Events in DeSoto

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• Duncanville Boys Varsity Basketball @ DeSoto
  DeSoto High School, 600 Eagle Dr, DeSoto
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Parkland Diabetes and Health Lecture
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center , 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Dallas
  11:00 am
• Fiber Arts Workroom Open Office Hours!
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  1:00 pm
• Voice Class
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  1:00 pm
• Violin Class
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  2:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Career Launch Pad
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center , 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Dallas
  10:00 am
• Touch Typing Basics
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  10:30 am
• Dallasite Yogis
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• NTFB Application Assistance for Social Services
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  9:30 am
• Connected Dallas: Stay Connected, Get Empowered!
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  10:30 am
• Kid's Lit Club: Winter Story Time & Snowball Math (STEM Activity)
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  4:00 pm
• Young Adventurer's DnD
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• DHL International GmbH posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Desoto. Apply here.
• Office Pride posted a job opening for Desoto TX Cleaning Team Member in Desoto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near DeSoto here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Duncanville

• The Top 10 Largest High Schools in Texas (texasfootball.com)

Lancaster

• Cedar Hill Domestic Disturbance Turns Violent: Suspect Shoots Woman, Exchanges Fire With Police (dallasexpress.com)
• Robert Griffin III praises Texas Tech, believes team can win national championship (kcbd.com)

Cedar Hill

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-- The Patch AM Team

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