The Bulldogger

Inclusive setting at NPHS

Students with multiple and severe disabilities are attending regular education gym classes.

Haley McKain, Co-Editor in Chief • December 15, 2017

The North Platte Public School District has already moved into a total inclusive setting at all schools, except for NPHS. Several weeks ago, though, the high school began taking their first steps towards...

Missing the goal

Students with multiple and severe disabilities are attending regular education gym but the class still needs some work

Haley McKain, Co-Editor in Chief • December 15, 2017

In 2004, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) required schools to mandate equity, accountability and excellence in education for children with disabilities. Students with...

All means all

NPHS special education students are receiving assistance after they graduate through the Transition House

Haley McKain, Co-Editor in Chief • October 12, 2017

“My classroom is not a classroom; my classroom is a home,” said special education teacher Amy McBeain. The Transition House is a program operated out of an actual house for North Platte High School...

Well-rounded friends

Zak Folchert, Staff Writer • November 4, 2016

“It wouldn’t be fun if we were all the same,” said Junior Tyler Rossell. Rossell comes to school everyday just like any other student. However, he is not your typical high school student. Rossell,...