About a half-dozen are attending Valley Middle School, with an additional 15 at Carlsbad High. Parents say it is often an isolated life for their youngsters because there are very few children among the hearing community who know how to talk with them using sign language. Her deaf daughter, Casey, is a sixth-grader at Magnolia and will move on to Valley in the fall. There would be no one talking to you. McCullough said she has been approached by parents as well as teammates from her daughter's Carlsbad softball team who want to know where they can learn sign language.
Students are really eager to communicate.
Carlsbad High Assistant Principal Dolores Delgado said officials there have begun planning for the fall by gathering details of classes already being offered at other schools to develop a course outline for Carlsbad.