Suing DCPS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10th grader has been without a Spanish 2 and honors English teacher all year. Anything to be done about that?

They cannot force people to take a teaching job. My kids’ HS is patiently waiting on teachers through the visa program. We have a demographic nightmare on our hands.

Many excellent Dcps teachers have left because of a lack of suspensions. If we swing the pendulum back a little, then we won’t need as many because we’ll keep more of the ones we have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10th grader has been without a Spanish 2 and honors English teacher all year. Anything to be done about that?

Yes and no. For classes like English, we are going to need to increase class sizes to 30-45 (which means little to no grading for writing assignments). For Spanish, we could go to 100% online learning or simply cancel language requirements.

I suspect many schools will eventually go to a model that is online. You can have 100 kids sit in an auditorium and listen to someone on a screen, with a TA or monitoring for general supervision. With so few teachers applying, this is a consequence.

Maybe pay teachers more? How about starting salary at 100K and max out at 200K? Do you think you'd get any candidates?

I’m all for it. Do you think people will pay more in taxes?

I would, knowing that my children would get a qualified and highly motivated teacher. Money would help teachers but there is more than just money, for example hostile/toxic work environments, students and families, facilities and resources. As a teacher in DCPS, I'll be very honest, even receiving 200K would still not make me work in some schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10th grader has been without a Spanish 2 and honors English teacher all year. Anything to be done about that?

They cannot force people to take a teaching job. My kids’ HS is patiently waiting on teachers through the visa program. We have a demographic nightmare on our hands.

Many excellent Dcps teachers have left because of a lack of suspensions. If we swing the pendulum back a little, then we won’t need as many because we’ll keep more of the ones we have.

What's the lack of suspension

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to sue DCPS because my son has gone to many good schools and is currently in the 3rd grade and his comprehension level is at a Kindergarten level and the school is dragging their feet to asset him for an IEP/504. He continues to be bullied and reprimanded for his actions; whether warranted or not. And we've only been there less than 30 days. Emotional distress/ Maltreatment and Educational negligence.

What have YOU done to help your child? What assessments have you had for your child? If you say you’ve been there for a short time, how can you expect a full assessment in this time period? We paid a sh!t ton of money for an assessment outside of school and still had to wait longer than 30 days. They are understaffed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to sue DCPS because my son has gone to many good schools and is currently in the 3rd grade and his comprehension level is at a Kindergarten level and the school is dragging their feet to asset him for an IEP/504. He continues to be bullied and reprimanded for his actions; whether warranted or not. And we've only been there less than 30 days. Emotional distress/ Maltreatment and Educational negligence.

What have YOU done to help your child? What assessments have you had for your child? If you say you’ve been there for a short time, how can you expect a full assessment in this time period? We paid a sh!t ton of money for an assessment outside of school and still had to wait longer than 30 days. They are understaffed.

why you have tompay gif an assent? Isn’t thff we school Reid to assess kids on their own?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10th grader has been without a Spanish 2 and honors English teacher all year. Anything to be done about that?

They cannot force people to take a teaching job. My kids’ HS is patiently waiting on teachers through the visa program. We have a demographic nightmare on our hands.

Many excellent Dcps teachers have left because of a lack of suspensions. If we swing the pendulum back a little, then we won’t need as many because we’ll keep more of the ones we have.

What's the lack of suspension

DC Council passed a law a few years ago making it extremely hard to suspend kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to sue DCPS because my son has gone to many good schools and is currently in the 3rd grade and his comprehension level is at a Kindergarten level and the school is dragging their feet to asset him for an IEP/504. He continues to be bullied and reprimanded for his actions; whether warranted or not. And we've only been there less than 30 days. Emotional distress/ Maltreatment and Educational negligence.

A third grader has gone to "many good schools"? OP, sounds like you are school shopping and don't want to face the music about what might be going on with your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to sue DCPS because my son has gone to many good schools and is currently in the 3rd grade and his comprehension level is at a Kindergarten level and the school is dragging their feet to asset him for an IEP/504. He continues to be bullied and reprimanded for his actions; whether warranted or not. And we've only been there less than 30 days. Emotional distress/ Maltreatment and Educational negligence.

This. It is destabilising for kids to keep moving them
A third grader has gone to "many good schools"? OP, sounds like you are school shopping and don't want to face the music about what might be going on with your child.

[Anonymous]

Figure out what you want and what’s realistic that you might ever achieve within DCPS. We did all the “right” things to get IEP with everything in place but then the delivery of the services was really bad by not well trained teachers. We eventually got a settlement for private placement but also in retrospect it was such a painful process and always had to keep doing all sorts of private supports so my kid could keep developing and spending tons on consultants and lawyers up front. In retrospect would move to MoCo or Arlington. Still wouldn’t be perfect - but would’ve kept my focus on my kids needs vs trying to fight for them in a context where they weren’t ever going to be satisfactory. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Figure out what you want and what’s realistic that you might ever achieve within DCPS. We did all the “right” things to get IEP with everything in place but then the delivery of the services was really bad by not well trained teachers. We eventually got a settlement for private placement but also in retrospect it was such a painful process and always had to keep doing all sorts of private supports so my kid could keep developing and spending tons on consultants and lawyers up front. In retrospect would move to MoCo or Arlington. Still wouldn’t be perfect - but would’ve kept my focus on my kids needs vs trying to fight for them in a context where they weren’t ever going to be satisfactory. Sorry.

Seems like all talk no action. Hope you kid keeps learning. Thanks for the warning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to sue DCPS because my son has gone to many good schools and is currently in the 3rd grade and his comprehension level is at a Kindergarten level and the school is dragging their feet to asset him for an IEP/504. He continues to be bullied and reprimanded for his actions; whether warranted or not. And we've only been there less than 30 days. Emotional distress/ Maltreatment and Educational negligence.

Is this the OP? Regardless, can you afford to post for the full panel of neuropsych testing? 4-5k?

It is critical that you have a third party outside of DCPS evaluation your child for dyslexia. Do not just wait for DCPS to do the right thing. But before you spend time/ money on a lawsuit, I would pay for comprehensive testing.

You should also post on the special needs forum to get advice from others who have been there/ done that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to sue DCPS because my son has gone to many good schools and is currently in the 3rd grade and his comprehension level is at a Kindergarten level and the school is dragging their feet to asset him for an IEP/504. He continues to be bullied and reprimanded for his actions; whether warranted or not. And we've only been there less than 30 days. Emotional distress/ Maltreatment and Educational negligence.

Is this the OP? Regardless, can you afford to post for the full panel of neuropsych testing? 4-5k?

It is critical that you have a third party outside of DCPS evaluation your child for dyslexia. Do not just wait for DCPS to do the right thing. But before you spend time/ money on a lawsuit, I would pay for comprehensive testing.

You should also post on the special needs forum to get advice from others who have been there/ done that.

DCPS is required to assess your child for dyslexia.
They passed a bill exactly for this purpose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to sue DCPS because my son has gone to many good schools and is currently in the 3rd grade and his comprehension level is at a Kindergarten level and the school is dragging their feet to asset him for an IEP/504. He continues to be bullied and reprimanded for his actions; whether warranted or not. And we've only been there less than 30 days. Emotional distress/ Maltreatment and Educational negligence.

DCPS teacher here. If you have only been at your school for 30 days it’s no surprise that an IEP is not yet in place. Though the process can be painfully slow due to required data collection, implementation of classroom supports, and only one school psychologist (if lucky), the gears are surely set in motion. Keep checking in though (politely please - screaming at those trying to help your child rarely has the desired effect- not that you would do that necessarily). You mentioned that he “continues to be bullied and reprimanded for his actions whether warranted or not.” Behavior issues often go hand in hand with academic roadblocks. It’s tough to cope with a very disruptive student all day long and even the best of us can revert to punitive approaches in the heat of the moment (such as public reprimands rather than a private discussion with the student). Meet with your child’s teacher to come up with an approach that can be effective and esteem- building for him. You will be an important part of that approach, and that can sometimes be difficult for parents to accept. You and the teacher need to be a team, on the same page, and backing each other up. When parents disparage the teacher in front of the child it becomes very confusing for the child and destroys the team effort to support them. Suing the system might provide an outlet for your frustration but it probably won’t help your child in the short term. Please know that in most cases of highly disruptive behavior, there is something not working well for the child at home and some additional tools in the parent toolbox are needed. If this is the case, family therapy can work wonders!

[Anonymous]

Not hiding my daughter has been sexually assaulted twice at her middle school both times they have dropped the ball I need a real lawyer who isn’t afraid to get in theirs asses I’m pissed and I need help!!! Please somebody give me a name address or phone number. Yes I have police reports and all I am tired and she is now depressed and cutting her arm which I found out today! I can’t sleep I keep crying someone please help!!!!

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]Not hiding my daughter has been sexually assaulted twice at her middle school both times they have dropped the ball I need a real lawyer who isn’t afraid to get in theirs asses I’m pissed and I need help!!! Please somebody give me a name address or phone number. Yes I have police reports and all I am tired and she is now depressed and cutting her arm which I found out today! I can’t sleep I keep crying someone please help!!!! [/quote]

Oh my word, so sorry to hear this! I have no practical advice, just empathy.