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Mix-up almost keeps students out of Special Olympics
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Gwendolyn Hall contacted Action News for help when it seemed her son's dream of competing in the Special Olympics might not come true. Video by ktnv.com
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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- Gwendolyn Hall contacted Action News for help when it seemed her son's dream of competing in the Special Olympics might not come true.
She was told just days ago that her 7-year-old son, Kent, and his class at Laura Dearing Elementary couldn't take part in the events scheduled at Cheyenne High School this Thursday and Friday.
"I was just calling his teacher to find out some more details and that's how I found out her class would not be participating," Gwendolyn said.
She said her son has been looking forward to the events for some time. "Every day, he's running down the street jumping over stuff, telling me this is how he's going to do in the Olympics," Gwendolyn said. Kent is a 2nd grader with autism. Special needs students pair with peers who help them compete in the Special Olympics. Hall says she submitted his paperwork in January, and wasn't willing to accept his teacher's explanation that the rest of the paperwork just didn't get done. When she was told to try again next year, she contacted Action News. Our call to the Clark County School District got quick action. Dearing's Assistant Principal Kevin Nellis said it was an easy fix. Once the problem was brought to his attention, clearing up the paperwork problem was a matter of calling organizers at the Special Olympics and getting a rush on the needed permission slips. Nellis assured Action News, "Everybody will be there running the 50-yard dash on Thursday."
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