Can parents sue to move unruly child to alternative school?

[Anonymous]

Try it and let us know. Can't wait to hear back on the results...

[Anonymous]

There’s another issue that hasn’t yet been mentioned and that is lack of alternatives. In order to move a child there has to be a place to move the child to. And alternative schools and even internal MCPS non mainstream placements do not have to accept every child that’s referred.

So everyone could be onboard with a move but there might not be anyplace to go.

[Anonymous]

The union is pathetic and works against teacher support more than they support teacher. I had students violently assaulted on a regular basis and when admin went to retaliate on teachers who reported incidents the union had a dog and pony show when they were ousting teachers with no support or protection. They even let us teachers stay until 8 pm rifing through their dumpster room to put together binder portfolios. It was very demoralizing and that was when I vowed never to teach again. It's an abusive profession

[Anonymous]

OP there are two things. Expulsion and outplacement. For expulsion, look at the school system's code of conduct. Has the child violated the code and is expulsion the recommended response? This guides the decision to expel.

For outplacement, look at special education law and IEP eligibility. The list of needs on the child's IEP guides the decision to outplace. But temper your expectations, because MCPS is very good at blocking the process. They block because it saves them money on service delivery.

[Anonymous]

You can request your kid be moved out of the classroom. Become the squeaky wheel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The union is pathetic and works against teacher support more than they support teacher. I had students violently assaulted on a regular basis and when admin went to retaliate on teachers who reported incidents the union had a dog and pony show when they were ousting teachers with no support or protection. They even let us teachers stay until 8 pm rifing through their dumpster room to put together binder portfolios. It was very demoralizing and that was when I vowed never to teach again. It's an abusive profession

You again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New form of NIMBYism! That kid can go to another school in MCPS--just not mine.

Aren't you clever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, you cannot sue to remove another student's rights to a free and appropriate education.

You could:
Move your kid.

Reach out to the principal and superintendant about how the child's behavior is impacting your stduent. Don't say "Sally's mom is a crappy parent and won't work with the school and SAlly's a dumb kid who won't shut up." Say "Sally's incessant talking is impacting my child's ability to learn" Make this about your child, not about the other one or their parents.

Without knowing if the parents are working with the school system all you have is speculation. Getting a child privately placed by a school system is incredibly hard and requires a tremendous amoutn of resources and money.

This. OP, move your kid if you can. I would say change districts or change schools within your district but it's like this everywhere. Start looking at private schools. Use the money you would've used on a lawyer and put it toward your own kid's education.

Public schools are going to be majority low income and special education within 10 years because of situations like the OP describes. Mark my words.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unruly, awful child wreaking havoc at dc school (the parent isn’t exactly known in the community for her parenting so I wouldn’t be surprised to learn she wasn’t being cooperative with the school)
At what point is the kid moved OUT? This is getting out of hand- get these kids out of these schools so our kids can learn and their teachers can teach!

You criticize the child’s mom.

Why aren’t you also criticizing the child’s father?

There might not be a dad. Some kids don’t have dads.

There might be a dad, but he’s not the permissive and enabling parent.

There might be a dad and he’s fighting the mom in family court over the way the kid is being raised.

OP sees the mom, we don’t know if there is a dad or his role.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, you cannot sue to remove another student's rights to a free and appropriate education.

You could:
Move your kid.

Reach out to the principal and superintendant about how the child's behavior is impacting your stduent. Don't say "Sally's mom is a crappy parent and won't work with the school and SAlly's a dumb kid who won't shut up." Say "Sally's incessant talking is impacting my child's ability to learn" Make this about your child, not about the other one or their parents.

Without knowing if the parents are working with the school system all you have is speculation. Getting a child privately placed by a school system is incredibly hard and requires a tremendous amoutn of resources and money.

This. OP, move your kid if you can. I would say change districts or change schools within your district but it's like this everywhere. Start looking at private schools. Use the money you would've used on a lawyer and put it toward your own kid's education.

Public schools are going to be majority low income and special education within 10 years because of situations like the OP describes. Mark my words.

Oh heavens no! Not all low income and special education!!!!


Mark my words: private will be low class. Don’t mean money

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, you cannot sue to remove another student's rights to a free and appropriate education.

You could:
Move your kid.

Reach out to the principal and superintendant about how the child's behavior is impacting your stduent. Don't say "Sally's mom is a crappy parent and won't work with the school and SAlly's a dumb kid who won't shut up." Say "Sally's incessant talking is impacting my child's ability to learn" Make this about your child, not about the other one or their parents.

Without knowing if the parents are working with the school system all you have is speculation. Getting a child privately placed by a school system is incredibly hard and requires a tremendous amoutn of resources and money.

This. OP, move your kid if you can. I would say change districts or change schools within your district but it's like this everywhere. Start looking at private schools. Use the money you would've used on a lawyer and put it toward your own kid's education.

Public schools are going to be majority low income and special education within 10 years because of situations like the OP describes. Mark my words.

Or we can dismantle the Departament of Education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, you cannot sue to remove another student's rights to a free and appropriate education.

You could:
Move your kid.

Reach out to the principal and superintendant about how the child's behavior is impacting your stduent. Don't say "Sally's mom is a crappy parent and won't work with the school and SAlly's a dumb kid who won't shut up." Say "Sally's incessant talking is impacting my child's ability to learn" Make this about your child, not about the other one or their parents.

Without knowing if the parents are working with the school system all you have is speculation. Getting a child privately placed by a school system is incredibly hard and requires a tremendous amoutn of resources and money.

This. OP, move your kid if you can. I would say change districts or change schools within your district but it's like this everywhere. Start looking at private schools. Use the money you would've used on a lawyer and put it toward your own kid's education.

Public schools are going to be majority low income and special education within 10 years because of situations like the OP describes. Mark my words.

Or we can dismantle the Departament of Education.

This is already happening. OP can sit around and wait and see how the changes will affect his or her DC or they can be proactive.

[Anonymous]

The Departament of Education Successes:

1. Protected the worst violence in our public schools, even to the point of near murder of teachers.

2. Enriched teacher unions, but never helped teachers or their students.

For the sake of teachers and students, shut down the Departament of Education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, you cannot sue to remove another student's rights to a free and appropriate education.

You could:
Move your kid.

Reach out to the principal and superintendant about how the child's behavior is impacting your stduent. Don't say "Sally's mom is a crappy parent and won't work with the school and SAlly's a dumb kid who won't shut up." Say "Sally's incessant talking is impacting my child's ability to learn" Make this about your child, not about the other one or their parents.

Without knowing if the parents are working with the school system all you have is speculation. Getting a child privately placed by a school system is incredibly hard and requires a tremendous amoutn of resources and money.

This. OP, move your kid if you can. I would say change districts or change schools within your district but it's like this everywhere. Start looking at private schools. Use the money you would've used on a lawyer and put it toward your own kid's education.

Public schools are going to be majority low income and special education within 10 years because of situations like the OP describes. Mark my words.

Or we can dismantle the Departament of Education.

This is already happening. OP can sit around and wait and see how the changes will affect his or her DC or they can be proactive.

Why do Democrats want continued violence in our public schools?

[Anonymous]

There isn’t a place for these kids to go. There aren’t enough seats in the special programs and MCPS can’t staff them.