Is this a reason for a COSA? Also, can they ride the bus together?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here,

I agree in theory that all of the schools in MCPS should be accessible, but I also don't really want to advocate for change specifically for my kid. My best guess is that the IEP team will place him at one of the two elementary schools in the county that houses the physical disabilities programs, and I've heard really good things about the one that's close to our house. They use an inclusion model, and they have PT's and OT's and special educators with a lot of knowledge about kids exactly like my kid, and spaces designed with kids like mine in mind. I'm pretty excited about the possibility for him, and for his brother to get to be with him in a school culture that seems like it really embraces and celebrates kids with disabilities.

Well, please let us know the school anyway because it would help kids other than your DC who also might be bused necessarily now or in the future.

You want me to tell you private information about my kid, that would make him identifiable to the school and our neighbors, so that you can advocate for something I think is not in my kid's best interest?

The name of a public school that is inaccessible to students with physical disabilities is not private information about your child.

Because there are so 4 year old boy twins with this profile out there, that no one would every be able to figure out which parent at that school made this post?

OP’s kids aren’t even enrolled yet. How would the school link them to a generic email THIS year that asks “Why isn’t your building accessible to students with physical disabilities?”

1) If you send the email this year, and they fix things this year, then my kid would lose the placement that I think is best for him. Why would I help you do that?

2) School administrators google their schools. So, at some point someone will run across this post and put 2 and 2 together.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here,

I agree in theory that all of the schools in MCPS should be accessible, but I also don't really want to advocate for change specifically for my kid. My best guess is that the IEP team will place him at one of the two elementary schools in the county that houses the physical disabilities programs, and I've heard really good things about the one that's close to our house. They use an inclusion model, and they have PT's and OT's and special educators with a lot of knowledge about kids exactly like my kid, and spaces designed with kids like mine in mind. I'm pretty excited about the possibility for him, and for his brother to get to be with him in a school culture that seems like it really embraces and celebrates kids with disabilities.

Well, please let us know the school anyway because it would help kids other than your DC who also might be bused necessarily now or in the future.

You want me to tell you private information about my kid, that would make him identifiable to the school and our neighbors, so that you can advocate for something I think is not in my kid's best interest?

The name of a public school that is inaccessible to students with physical disabilities is not private information about your child.

Because there are so 4 year old boy twins with this profile out there, that no one would every be able to figure out which parent at that school made this post?

OP’s kids aren’t even enrolled yet. How would the school link them to a generic email THIS year that asks “Why isn’t your building accessible to students with physical disabilities?”

1) If you send the email this year, and they fix things this year, then my kid would lose the placement that I think is best for him. Why would I help you do that?

2) School administrators google their schools. So, at some point someone will run across this post and put 2 and 2 together.

In other words, screw any other kids with physical disabilities that might be zoned to that school in the near future.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here,

I agree in theory that all of the schools in MCPS should be accessible, but I also don't really want to advocate for change specifically for my kid. My best guess is that the IEP team will place him at one of the two elementary schools in the county that houses the physical disabilities programs, and I've heard really good things about the one that's close to our house. They use an inclusion model, and they have PT's and OT's and special educators with a lot of knowledge about kids exactly like my kid, and spaces designed with kids like mine in mind. I'm pretty excited about the possibility for him, and for his brother to get to be with him in a school culture that seems like it really embraces and celebrates kids with disabilities.

Well, please let us know the school anyway because it would help kids other than your DC who also might be bused necessarily now or in the future.

You want me to tell you private information about my kid, that would make him identifiable to the school and our neighbors, so that you can advocate for something I think is not in my kid's best interest?

The name of a public school that is inaccessible to students with physical disabilities is not private information about your child.

Because there are so 4 year old boy twins with this profile out there, that no one would every be able to figure out which parent at that school made this post?

OP’s kids aren’t even enrolled yet. How would the school link them to a generic email THIS year that asks “Why isn’t your building accessible to students with physical disabilities?”

1) If you send the email this year, and they fix things this year, then my kid would lose the placement that I think is best for him. Why would I help you do that?

2) School administrators google their schools. So, at some point someone will run across this post and put 2 and 2 together.

In other words, screw any other kids with physical disabilities that might be zoned to that school in the near future.

Um, no. MCPS will provide an appropriate setting for all students and will transport them if needed. That doesn't "screw" other kids. There is no guarantee that every particular program will be at every specific school for the convenience of the people in the neighborhood to not need a bus elsewhere.
-NP

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here,

I agree in theory that all of the schools in MCPS should be accessible, but I also don't really want to advocate for change specifically for my kid. My best guess is that the IEP team will place him at one of the two elementary schools in the county that houses the physical disabilities programs, and I've heard really good things about the one that's close to our house. They use an inclusion model, and they have PT's and OT's and special educators with a lot of knowledge about kids exactly like my kid, and spaces designed with kids like mine in mind. I'm pretty excited about the possibility for him, and for his brother to get to be with him in a school culture that seems like it really embraces and celebrates kids with disabilities.

Well, please let us know the school anyway because it would help kids other than your DC who also might be bused necessarily now or in the future.

You want me to tell you private information about my kid, that would make him identifiable to the school and our neighbors, so that you can advocate for something I think is not in my kid's best interest?

The name of a public school that is inaccessible to students with physical disabilities is not private information about your child.

Because there are so 4 year old boy twins with this profile out there, that no one would every be able to figure out which parent at that school made this post?

OP’s kids aren’t even enrolled yet. How would the school link them to a generic email THIS year that asks “Why isn’t your building accessible to students with physical disabilities?”

1) If you send the email this year, and they fix things this year, then my kid would lose the placement that I think is best for him. Why would I help you do that?

2) School administrators google their schools. So, at some point someone will run across this post and put 2 and 2 together.

OP - you don't have to justify your decision to not name the school - stop engaging with the folks who are derailing the thread.

[Anonymous]

Back to OP's question - Yes for the COSA, and most likely yes for the bus. We had a neighbor friend with IEP who was bused to an out of area school that our kid also happened to attend for a different program. Since they were both going to the same school and the bus had to stop for the friend, it also picked up our kid with him, instead of at the assigned stop 1 mile away.