how is Westland Middle School for kids with IEPs?

[Anonymous]

Any info on how Westland Middle School fares with kids with IEPs?

[Anonymous]

Ask on Mcneeds. I suspect it's fine.

[Anonymous]

not fine. see special needs theead with info about complaint filed against Westland.

[Anonymous]

Just bc one complaint was filed does not mean the school is "not fine." Anyone can file a complaint. It may or may not have merit. Even if it has merit, that could just be one person's experience.

[Anonymous]

Kid with 504 here. Our experience is that the school does not readily implement accommodations and there is at least one counselor who actively tries to remove accommodations and get it down to the smallest number possible.

They also take the approach that if the kid isn't failing, that means everything is fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just bc one complaint was filed does not mean the school is "not fine." Anyone can file a complaint. It may or may not have merit. Even if it has merit, that could just be one person's experience.

It was more than just a complaint. it was a legal action and MCPS investigated, found it valid and was forced to take corrective action. I'd call that pretty severe.

[Anonymous]

I don't know if things improved this year as a result of the complaint but in prior years, the school (including the Principal) was quite resistant to IEPs and often made things very difficult for students seeking accommodations.

[Anonymous]

Westland families seem to transfer out for special needs.

[Anonymous]

Anyone know the specifics of the Westland issue? It seems extremely serious. Same principal?
With a few exceptions, Bethesda schools have a bad reputation for trying to get rid of special needs kids by not providing them IEPs.

[Anonymous]

Parents in that area get their kids put into a 504 or IEP because they want special attention and they really do not need it. There are plenty of doctors who will go along with this game.

It has been so over diagnosed that more and more kids now fall into those categories.

flame on

[Anonymous]

DS had an excellent experience with implementing his IEP at Westland. The extra "resource" class to keep everyone on task and organized was extremely helpful. His teachers were respectful and encouraging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents in that area get their kids put into a 504 or IEP because they want special attention and they really do not need it. There are plenty of doctors who will go along with this game.

It has been so over diagnosed that more and more kids now fall into those categories.

flame on

[Anonymous]

You're kidding me right? Do you actually know parents who want their kid to have an SN diagnosis? Every SN parent I know would give anything to have their kid be "normal."

Anonymous wrote:Parents in that area get their kids put into a 504 or IEP because they want special attention and they really do not need it. There are plenty of doctors who will go along with this game.

It has been so over diagnosed that more and more kids now fall into those categories.

flame on

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents in that area get their kids put into a 504 or IEP because they want special attention and they really do not need it. There are plenty of doctors who will go along with this game.

It has been so over diagnosed that more and more kids now fall into those categories.

flame on

troll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents in that area get their kids put into a 504 or IEP because they want special attention and they really do not need it. There are plenty of doctors who will go along with this game.

It has been so over diagnosed that more and more kids now fall into those categories.

flame on

Indeed. DS has "fake" ASD.

Going to 4 schools in K-2 was just to set the stage for our over-diagnosis strategy on getting an IEP.
Get lost.