RSSTricycle for special education students makes its way to Yakima school
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YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima School District’s special education program at Wilson Middle School got a boost from the community this week. The program received special equipment presented by the nonprofit Yakima Schools Foundation.
The equipment — a large, specialized tricycle — allows students who have difficulty getting around or have less-developed motor skills to participate in the program’s physical education class.
Outside funding is critical to the program as state money only covers a small piece of what the district provides.
"If you could say there is one program that has more unfunded mandates than another, it’s that one," district spokeswoman Mary Beth Wright said.
The Yakima Schools Foundation raised the $1,770 needed for the equipment after receiving a grant request from Wally Kaufer, a teacher with the special education program. He had seen the tricycle in use at Children’s Village, which works with children with special needs.
Much of the money came from Yakima Specialities Foundation, a nonprofit group dedicated to helping the local disabled community.
-- Dan Catchpole
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