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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a 504 and about half is implemented, the other half only when I push. [/quote]

Who is "we"? Your child has the 504 plan, not you. Half (or more) of the accommodations on 504s are not needed, and only written on the plan to get attention-seeking parents like yourself to shut up. Most parents who pursue 504 plans do so in order to cheat their way to extra time for their kid on the SAT, a need for attention, or both. [/quote]
Don't be jealous of parents whose kids have 504s. Trust me, they'd love to switch places with you.[/quote]

+1 It’s not a cakewalk to get a 504 plan. Parents often have to come to the meeting with expensive private testing and experts before a MCPS school provides accommodations a child needs for accessing the curriculum.

MCPS fails terribly to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education to students with disabilities.[/quote]

+1 It may be "easier" to get a 504 than an IEP, but getting a 504 requires evidence.  Our child definitely suffered with feelings of inferiority and negativity toward school in the months it took us to figure out what was going on and get an evaluation.  School saw nothing amiss.  When we looked, there was tons of class "busy work" incomplete, but the teacher never looked at it, so ... [/quote]

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