Does APS have a duty of care to move a child if situation in current school untenable?

[Anonymous]

I can't give too many details because I'm considering lawyering up. I just wanted to understand if and to what extent APS has a duty to transfer child if their current school is causing such misery as to make the child wish they were dead. Is the duty, if it exists, limited to just finding the child a different school or must they also ensure other things such as very good academics which exist in the current school is available in the transfer school?

Is someone has any references, I'd be most grateful

[Anonymous]

If the situation is clearly bullying by peers or abuse by staff, yes, they can be compelled to transfer, but no, they don't have to guarantee a great school. Just a safe one.

If the child is miserable for some other reason: not popular, hates a teacher, has been raised to believe he or she is superior to other students, then no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't give too many details because I'm considering lawyering up. I just wanted to understand if and to what extent APS has a duty to transfer child if their current school is causing such misery as to make the child wish they were dead. Is the duty, if it exists, limited to just finding the child a different school or must they also ensure other things such as very good academics which exist in the current school is available in the transfer school?

Is someone has any references, I'd be most grateful

I can't imagine what you mean op. All of APS has excellent academics. That shouldn't be a consideration for transfer.

[Anonymous]

I just can't even with this one. Your child will have good academic opportunities at whatever APS school they attend. Just because it's a little browner and poorer than your current school doesn't mean it's not good enough for your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't give too many details because I'm considering lawyering up. I just wanted to understand if and to what extent APS has a duty to transfer child if their current school is causing such misery as to make the child wish they were dead. Is the duty, if it exists, limited to just finding the child a different school or must they also ensure other things such as very good academics which exist in the current school is available in the transfer school?

Is someone has any references, I'd be most grateful

I can't imagine what you mean op. All of APS has excellent academics. That shouldn't be a consideration for transfer.

APS has some good elementary schools, one or two good middle schools, and no excellent high schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't give too many details because I'm considering lawyering up. I just wanted to understand if and to what extent APS has a duty to transfer child if their current school is causing such misery as to make the child wish they were dead. Is the duty, if it exists, limited to just finding the child a different school or must they also ensure other things such as very good academics which exist in the current school is available in the transfer school?

Is someone has any references, I'd be most grateful

I can't imagine what you mean op. All of APS has excellent academics. That shouldn't be a consideration for transfer.

APS has some good elementary schools, one or two good middle schools, and no excellent high schools.

Let me guess, you highly recommend moving to McLean.

[Anonymous]

If this is a special education case, and possibly even if it isn't, there is a parent resource office available for you.

https://www.apsva.us/student-services-special-education/special-education-office-of/parent-resource-center/

[Anonymous]

As provided above by other posters, the school system can move a student from his/her in-boundary school to an out-boundary school. However, you will not be able to specify which school/s are acceptable to you, OP, and the school system may not be required to provide transportation. The school system only needs to provide space for your child at another school.

[Anonymous]

It depends on your definition of untenable, but generally no. And judging from your post I can imagine that your definition and theirs are wildly different...

[Anonymous]

If my child was so miserable they wanted to die, avoiding the school with slightly lower SOL scores wouldn't even be on my priority list.

[Anonymous]

If they won't move your kid stat, you do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If my child was so miserable they wanted to die, avoiding the school with slightly lower SOL scores wouldn't even be on my priority list.

Seriously. I'd get my kid into a private school so fast, he wouldn't even feel it. I don't care if it put me in debt forever. No child should be intimating that they want to die- may need to move schools and find a good therapist

[Anonymous]

You'd have to find a school with room that will accept a transfer and provide your own transportation. In this climate, you're heading to parts of South Arlington.

But it really depends on the issue. My kid is miserable in school, period. He doesn't want to go to any school. Make sure you have isolated the cause that it's really linked to a specific school or person. If it's something related to your child's needs, changing schools isn't going to help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You'd have to find a school with room that will accept a transfer and provide your own transportation. In this climate, you're heading to parts of South Arlington.

But it really depends on the issue. My kid is miserable in school, period. He doesn't want to go to any school. Make sure you have isolated the cause that it's really linked to a specific school or person. If it's something related to your child's needs, changing schools isn't going to help.

I can't tell if your child is in HS and the only way you'll pull them from Yorktown is if you can magically get them a spot at HB. Or if you have kid in far north Arlington at Jamestown, for example, and you want to push to get them in ASFS as being academically acceptable.

Focus on your child's needs, and if it's that bad, then whereever you put them should be better psychologically.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You'd have to find a school with room that will accept a transfer and provide your own transportation. In this climate, you're heading to parts of South Arlington.

But it really depends on the issue. My kid is miserable in school, period. He doesn't want to go to any school. Make sure you have isolated the cause that it's really linked to a specific school or person. If it's something related to your child's needs, changing schools isn't going to help.

I can't tell if your child is in HS and the only way you'll pull them from Yorktown is if you can magically get them a spot at HB. Or if you have kid in far north Arlington at Jamestown, for example, and you want to push to get them in ASFS as being academically acceptable.

Focus on your child's needs, and if it's that bad, then whereever you put them should be better psychologically.

I think you've nailed it, except I would guess OP is gunning for ATS rather than ASFS.