
This public statement on the Gov Reg. page means- all students with disabilities will be targeted by unofficial staff breaches. Please reconsider the proposed clarification rules in reference to the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act as it relates to the disabled student population at colleges and universities in Texas and across America. There are two agendas promoted by the
consortium of higher education known as NCHERM with memberships greater than 500 colleges and university across America: 1. Campus Violence 2. Financial liability. These issues must be
addressed separately or dire consequences will result from the push to reduce financial risk by deregulation of privacy laws under the guise to end violent acts on campus. Disabled students may
have already been targeted as liability risk by the same law enforcement tool used to identity disturbed students in order to prevent occurrences such as the “tragic events at Virginia Tech in April
2007.”
The behavior assessment system CUBAS, incorporated on every campus to end violence would benefit most from the purposed deregulation. The privacy rule changes specifically relating to
campus safety should go forward immediately. Using the 911 Patriot Act to deregulate privacy laws for campus safety is a necessary evil, an irritation of privacy for the better good and protection
of students. Unfortunately, the medical records of stable students identified on campus disabilities rosters may already been targeted for compromise by “unauthorized access by school officials”
solely for financial risk management. The disabled student population is the only minority group segregated and identified on official state rosters and therefore subjects of discrimination by the
purposed regulation. The areas of comprise are not limited to, Misrepresentation of Medical records, Mistreatment of the disabled by third party business, Denied Access to programs, Reduction
in financial aid, Harassment by misguided faculty and staff, Discrimination by campus police, Medical breaches under the guise of academic research.
Could it be that some of the most recent campus unrest could be contributed to mandatory state and university staff instructions which do not address ways to stop or reduce discrimination/
harassment but identifies any student with a legidament ADA disability grievance as a dangerous violent threat? NCHERM is promoting web training in the same context of campus violence and
repeatedly uses the same push used as background information by the Department of Education for privacy deregulation; Background “… in light of the tragic events at Virginia Tech in April
2007.” NCHERM promotional ad seems to mix the Virginia Tech tragedy in context of ADA grievances filed by sane intelligent students who by last resort made a plea for help from government
agencies, “Since the massacre at Virginia Tech last April, we at NCHERM have grappled with two questions. First, should colleges and universities be in the business of behavioral intervention?”
Filing a ligament ADA grievance is not the business of 'Behavioral Intervention' especially if it is used as a financial risk management tool! Please reconsider the dire consequences of regulation
changes proposed by
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Part 99 RIN 1855-AA05 Docket ID ED-2008-OPEPD-0002 Family Educational Rights and Privacy
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Part 99 RIN 1855-AA05 Docket ID ED-2008-OPEPD-0002 Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Higher education mandatory pseudo-psychological counseling is religious discrimination backed by the notorious NCHERM and behavioral intervention themes. Psychology,
not to be confused with medical psychiatry, is a belief just like Buddhism; however psychology is less than 100 years old founded by a cocaine addict, rejects 2000 years of
Asian logic, has failed miserably in America as a social cure-all, and made billions for big pharmaceutical on designer drugs that create more side effects than they cure.
The bigger disaster is to come as the American populace is now divided in a near civil war between government employees screened by this bizarre belief, and the
segregation of private citizens as behavioral problems. Government employees are immune from prosecution while private citizens are behavioral case studies and
wards of the state supervised by social workers that destroy families and criminalize those in need.
Chimpanzees: Last of the Great Apes?
negative aesthetic affect on the human psyche; however, the extinction of the chimpanzee, man’s closet relative, precariously shifts humans to the top of the endangered primate list. Pan
Troglodytes or robust chimpanzee share not only biological similarities to humans but also social and psychological adaptive traits to cope in diverse or diminishing habitat. If these creatures can
no longer cope in a diminishing environment, a global concern for our own existence could be in serious question.
Taxonomic Overview & Distribution
Sometimes called the common chimpanzee to distinguish it from bonobos (P. paniscus) concentrated south of the Congo river of central Africa, Pan Troglodytes dominates north of the Congo, a
population of approximately 300,000 individuals fanning from equatorial Guinea to southwestern Tanzania. The four subspecies of Pan Troglodytes bare geographical common names such as,
central (P. t. troglodytes), western (P. t. verus), eastern (P. t. schweinfurthii), and the Nigeria-Cameroon (P. t. vellerosus).
The Central Chimpanzee populates south of the Sanaga River of Cameroon, west Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, and north of the Congo River. The western species is found in
southeastern Senegal, southwest Mali, and southerner Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d’ivoire and Ghana. The eastern subspecies occupies an eastern position in the Central African
Republic, southwest Sudan and north of the Congo. Isolated occupation also has been recorded in Rwanda and Uganda. The Nigeria or better know as the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee
occupies both countries; however, is mostly found in Cameroon (Inskipp 2005).
Social Organization
Pan Troglodytes live in groups of about 35 individuals, and can exceed 100 members. The robust chimpanzee exhibits adaptive traits to a changing habitat; geological and modern human
encroachments. Unlike most primates, they are not limited to lowland fruit bearing trees and can be found in evergreen forest, woodlands and savanna. Although, they can subsist and do live in
dry areas, they must have an out cropping of trees, patches of forest, to survive. Their resilience against the elements has been associated with their social structure and learned behavior
(Inskipp 2005).
The reasoning ability of this primate is astonishing and well documented. This suggest a well organized community that we least understand. Most primates can be observed in isolation and
relevant facts about the species social order can be determined. Chimpanzee’s social structures are complex and least understood. Chimpanzee researchers Duane Rumbaugh and Bill Fields
explain:
“language research with apes during the last 50 years provides strong evidence for their use of words (manual gestures or graphic patterns) as meaningful symbols to things and there quantities
(temperature color ect), person or peers, activities, or as places for food, rest, chasing, and so on. Apes can also comprehend with fairly complex structures (Rumbaugh Box 3.1 pp 48).”
The complexly of this primates social structure allows it to sustain populations of different climates altitudes (2000m) and diet. Chimpanzee societies are made up of individuals that associate
learned behavior, and rely on group relationships to survive. And just as in human society, where reason promotes virtue, so too does it breed vice. Chimpanzee raiding parties
have been observed attacking neighboring chimpanzee communities. These clashes are planned, orchestrated and deadly. Male chimps actively seek apes outside their
own community and kill which sometimes includes death of infants.
Infanticide has been observed but is not a conclusive trait because few observers have reported intentional killings. Within their own group, seldom is another chimp killed. Sixteen percent of a
chimpanzee’s diet consists of meat which they share usually after a hunting party. It is unclear if the sharing is a tactic to horde or a means of social status or both. Sharing of vegetation, insects
and fruit is common between mother and infant but seldom observed between adults.
Male chimpanzees usually stay within their own group of lineage forming alliances while females will transfer to other groups after leaving there mothers. Females bond together and observation
suggest that this could be tactic to ward off unwanted males and possibly to avoid predators such as the leopard and lion. Female relationship also allows for share knowledge of known food
recourses seasonal and famine foods (Inskipp 2005).
Habitat & Diet
Chimpanzees live and adapt in diverse geographical habitats. Each group form a “fission-fusion dynamic” in order to exploit the variety of seasonal food resources. Like most primates,
chimpanzees prefer sugary ripe fruit. In the absence of this high calorie diet they will eat low tannin leafs and vegetation. The diet of a chimpanzee consist of over 300 types of vegetation
mostly fruit, flowers and seeds. Much of this food requires learned behavior for access or preparation to eat. Tools are often used such as breaking nuts or fishing for termites. This ape like
most also eats earth seemly to fulfill a nutrient need or medicinal purpose such as an upset stomach. Figs are an option when available and fig leaves make up a good portion of the diet while
eating figs as found in feces samples. Feces samples of all subspecies include various other foods including, honey, termites and ants (Inskipp 2005).
Chimpanzees are omnivores but do engage in hunting parties that sublimate the diet with red meat, usually the red colobus monkey. They are skill hunters in jungle as well as savanna which
include small animals such as the wild pig, small antelope and other species of monkey. It is not clear if the urge to hunt is to satisfy nutrients in famine periods or to form communal bonds or
both. At the end of the hunt meat is shared amongst hunting participants then passed to what seems to be friends in a picking order fashion that may not include the high ranking females and
alpha male (Stanford 1998).
Reproductive Behavior
Reproductive behavior among chimps is selective when the female is best suited for pregnancy. She usually seeks out a male of high social status within the group. Copulation with juveniles and
males of lower status is common. Copulation is sometimes guarded by a group of males and a swelling female. Chimpanzees have a low reproductive rate reaching sexual maturity in about 10
to 13 years; however, usually conceive after 15 to 16 years of age. During this time the female will mate with different males until she is able to conceive in another group.
Chimpanzee reproduction is slow for many reasons. The most obvious is the high mortality rate. The mortality rate of chimpanzees averages about 15 years which allow for only about three or
four offspring per mean. Offspring investment for social status takes it toll In one study females where observed spending more time rearing male offspring and less mature females spent 11
months investment in their daughters. Infants are totally dependant of their mothers, an investment that also tends to slow reproductively. It is important to note that the aggressive tendency
of the males and other groups lead to many infant deaths observed as accidents (Inskipp).
Principle Threats
The biggest threat to the survival of the chimpanzee is based on the destruction of its habitat and not its aggressive tendencies. Some chimpanzee’s carcasses have been noted to have been
killed by leopards and lions; however, these are rare cases. Some cultures within its range still illegally hunt the chimp for bush meat. Others of this species are taken for laboratory experiments
and the illegal animal trade. Diseases also take their toll on this primate species especially Ebola. Ebola causes sever cases of diarrhea that can, and does cause death. Ebola of a resent strain
killed of 12 chimps in the Tai Forest of Cote d’ivoire. Most notably, this hardy primate will transfer to new areas once deforestation has taken it toll; however, groups are often caught in isolated
pockets and can not retreat to another habitat (Inskipp).
Conservation Priorities
The common chimpanzee has been classified as endangered by the World Conservation Union or the IUCN which translates to a very high risk of extinction in the future. The eastern and
western fragmented pockets are the most affected areas. Human encroachment by first logging leaves inroads to the forests that sustain the chimpanzee population. Unmanaged logging
destroys the ecosystem necessary to support the vegetation, particularly in the case of rainforest with poor soil and mutually dependant plants and fauna. History has shown even in the areas
where selective logging was effective, humans make inroads to the forest and exploit the environment first by hunting, then agriculture, and finally industrial mining including oil. Although most
hunting is for other bush meat and not intentional, reports of Chimpanzees with missing limbs form wire snares are reported.
Currently protected areas cover all four species of chimpanzees with a population of about 300,000. Scientific teams monitor and determine the success score of each country which include:
Cameroon Korup National park, and Dja Faunal Reserve, CAR Dzanga-Sangha, Congo Odzala National Park, Cote d’Ivoire Marahoue National Park and Tai National Park, DRC Huri Forest
Reserve, Equatorial Guinea Monte Alen National Park, Gabon Lope National park, Nigeria Cross River National Park, Uganda Kibale National Park, and the United Republic of Tanzania Mahle
Mountains National Park (Inskipp Table 4.3 pp79). The mean score of all parks was recently 3.4 which show reasonable confidents in the overall success of these protected areas (Inskipp).
Strategies for Survival
The success of these protected areas comes mostly from the positive public attitude and effective law enforcement, large protective area size, low human population, the presence on
nongovernmental organizations and ecological continuity. The lowest scores come from more populated areas of West Africa and bush eating culture with high human populations. Primate
education and public awareness have by far proven to be the most effect tool for primate survival. Once the local communities, usually poor farmers, have become aware of the importance of
the chimpanzee, hunting and destruction are deterred, foreign investment shifts to eco-travelers and allows opportune politicians to decree public land. Primatologists capitalize on ape
awareness, and invite local scientist to first world academia which strengthens the tie back home for global environmental investment (Inskipp).
Awareness is only a start, serous observation of a expanding population requires global activism followed by global capital investment, especially from first world countries that do not harbor
primates; however, harbor the capital necessary to save the environment that they share.
Bibliography
Inskipp, Tim (2005). Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) In: Caldecott, J. Miles, L (eds), World Atlas
of Great Apes and their Conservation. University of California Press, Berkeley, pp. 53-
81.
Rumbaugh, Duane and Bill Fields Rumbaugh (1986). Use of Human Languages by Captive
Great Apes. In: Cladeott, J. Miles, L (eds), World Atlas of Great Apes and their
Conservation. University of California Press, Berkeley, pp 48.”
Stanford, C. B. (1998). Chimpanzee and Red Colobus; The Ecology of predator and prey. In:
Cladeott, J. Miles, L (eds), World Atlas of Great Apes and their Conservation. University
of California Press, Berkeley, pp 59”.”
Wonder Why College Kids Are Going Berserk? Secret Service Threat assessment is a causal link to the Virgina Tech Massacre and dramatic Spike in Campus Violence Hyper-surveillance Can and Does Permanent Harm. Secret Service Agent Cashes In On Police Training - Dr. Randazzo was co-director of a landmark federal study of school shooting and is co-author of U.S. Secret Service/ U.S. Department of Education model of school threat assessment that predated Virgina Tech and Recent Campus Violence If you have a question or concern just Email edward.bartlett@hhs.gov University and College Research. Don't Complain, You'll Get Blamed!
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What we once said, "Is There A Doctor In The House" is now "Is there anyone on campus not practicing medical psychiatry" and they all have different prescriptions!
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Big Brother's Subliminal Message to NCHERM who has fire walled students from participation in their own protection; violating every civil right known to adult students of higher education
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Turn Up The Volume So You Can Hear The Crickets On The Other Side!
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We all have this assumption that everybody has the right to learn; but if you're a U.S. disabled student we know the theme as "everybody's got to fight to learn". It's no secret,
over the last eight years; compliance legislation has played the major role in segregating the disabled population from all other campus community members. Compliance
regulators have gone so far as to list each 'disabled' adult college student on a separate state roster (list) for convenient targeting. We can talk about the 'r' word or stop using
the 'n' word; however, there is one term integrated statistical systems ferociously attack - 'Disabled.' Contemporary computer software programs are hardwired to always point
to and seek out the term 'Disabled.' If computers had a personality disorder we would best describe it as sociopathic and its biggest enemy would be the term 'disabled'. Maybe
we should go back to the sporting term of fairness, 'handicapped'. Do you recall the story of the "Tortoise and the Hare ?" I guess it all depends if google has digitalized it or if
wikipedia demoralized the theme - the tortoise was game and won the race! There is Only One Law in the Jungle - RESPECT!
*Super-recognizers recognize other people far more often than they are recognized. So they often compensate by pretending not to recognize someone they met in
passing, so as to avoid appearing to attribute undue importance to a fleeting encounter, Russell said.
Gregory
Somerset, TX
The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States of America
Thank you for the opportunity to address the highest level of government via your web site for positive change in Washington. Few Americans have problems that require a letter to the president
to straighten out an issue, especially if the issue already has a process and function in place to handle such concerns as disability discrimination and retaliation in higher education - a direct
causal effect of a health care system gone astray.
Unfortunately, after two years of writing reports to the Justice Department at the request of the Justice Department, I just received what is known in disable student circles as a 'Cee Cee Rubber
Stamp" letter that states "The circumstances you describe do not raise an issue that we are able to address," signed Cee Cee Allaway, Director, Complaint Intake & Adjudication. My concerns list
in details, the systematic discrimination that exist today on American Campuses that played a major role in the shooting at Virginia Tech, on one of your campuses, Illinois University in April
2008, and a library in my own Home town of San Antonio Texas less than six months ago!
Senator John Cornyn is monitoring this case because I made a commitment to his office, "If this case is investigated thoroughly it will help all Texas Disabled students." I also made a
commitment to the Dallas Office of Civil Rights that I would cooperate fully with the investigation that is now in process for over two years and is a major campus safety concern. The Dallas Field
Office of Civil Rights can not perform their duties if Cee Cee rubber stamps and rejects valid complaints from students and also in this case disabled student parents of students that attend
Texas Campuses- We have a valid interest in this case regardless of the fact that we are both disabled.
Lastly, at the request of the Justice Department, I have submitted 100rds of pages of testimony that is still under investigation by the Dallas Field Office. Today, I receive a letter from Cee Cee
Allaway that does not state which of the 27 separate grievances of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment now under investigation by the Dallas Field Office that Cee Cee is rejecting. Please
have your staff look into the bogus investigations by the Justice Department over the last eight years during the Bush Administration. Due process can not work with a Justice Department that
cheats to its own agenda.
Thank you
Gregory O'Dell and Family and on behalf of disabled students of higher education
You can view more of my story at http://www.Linearism.org
That Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Kid Sure Plays A Mean Pinball
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an Invisible Disability? Maybe We Should Send Him to the Campus Clinic to get Some of His own Legislatures Medicine?
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George are you a threat to yourself?
George are you a threat to others?
George How do you identify your gender?
"Have relations with local administrators to
know if a student (president) has check in
with a local hospital is information within
the limits of the law" http://www.ncherm.org
Brett Sokolow JD
WELCOME TO NCHERM THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION RISK MANAGEMENT
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Let Him Speak!
If you take away free speech, you can no longer identify the good guys (President Obama) and the bad guys (President Ahmadinejad) have no way to identify themselves.
Case In Point:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obama
Free Speech is not a Privilege – Say Something!
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"But she also urged the students, as citizens and prospective lawyers, to “monitor the direction in which we as a nation are headed.” And in explaining
the “fundamental constitutional issues” raised by counterterrorism policies, she offered strong hints that she was skeptical of some recent legal claims."
Judge Sonia Sotomayor
History has taught us to be vigilant of those who wish to enhance our security by increasing our surveillance
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History has taught us to be vigilant of those who wish to enhance our security by increasing our surveillance
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People from different cultures have different face-recognition skills, a study last year found. Westerners often concentrate on individual details, while East Asians tend to focus on how details relate to each other.
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There is a solution: Return the classroom back to the professor, the captain of the ship, all the behavioral intervention needed for adult students of higher education. Use some of that Obama recovery money to increase their pay. Campus student service administrators should not have a pay scale greater than the first and last line of defense - the classroom professor!
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