MPS special needs students’ prom at Washington High School ‘so fun’
At Milwaukee’s Washington High School on Friday night, the true prom experience was available for special needs students.
MILWAUKEE – At Milwaukee’s Washington High School on Friday night, the true prom experience was available to everyone.
A dance was dedicated to MPS students with special needs and disabilities – making a night that could be difficult a lot of fun.
“It’s just a way for our kids to shine and not have to worry about kids judging them,” said Heidi Cumbajin, Washington High School transition coordinator/special education teacher.
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When students with special needs can feel left in the dark, at prom, they traded red tape for a red carpet.
“They’re kind of excluded from the prom and things,” said Cumbajin. “Here at Washington we call it ‘The