Posted on May 9 at 5:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This is a sad situation. As a Special Education teacher in Marion County, I've had the opportunity to see Emily compete in the past, and her smile during the competition will light up the crowd.

I've visited with Emily's teacher, as well as the other special education teachers in Marion County, as well as our Director of Exceptional Children, and we've decided that next year, Marion County will be holding a county-wide field day for students with disabilities, to allow all of our students to participate in an event similar to Special Olympics. As teachers, our primary concern is for our students to have a fun time, and we do not want any of our students to be excluded in any event. I only wish we would have known about this new rule earlier this year, so we could have arranged a field day for our students this year, including Emily and the other students that were not able to participate in this year's Special Olympics.

On Hargis: Special event sadly limited by legal fears