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[quote=Anonymous]I was going to post my response on the FCPS forum but it's probably better here. 
I'm sorry you are going through this OP.

We were in this situation a few years ago. 
School refusal due to anxiety and depression. DD also had ADHD and had an IEP starting in 6th grade that we had to fight so hard to get.

DD had no disciplinary issues and was not a disruptive, problem kid in the classroom. Same as your child- a gentle soul. 
Had suicidal ideation, and started cutting herself in 7th grade, was constantly in the counselor's office for emotional support. 
We tried to work with the High School and it was so inconsistent. 
It was tough dealing with the closed-mindedness of the Special Ed staff. What you get totally depends on who is in the meeting. 
It was hard to wait 3 weeks in between meetings when your kid is harming themselves daily. 
I had asked if they could please have an integrated, unified approach across all teachers.

We had an educational advocate, and attorney, and really tried to work with the school to find alternative options.

Here are the FCPS alternatives we looked at: 
Mountainview- is already known to be where the kids with disciplinary issues go. Our kid does not fit that at all and told us it would be worse for her. 
Cedar Lane- I sat there for a few hours to observe. Their methods will not do well with my kid. 
CSS- We looked at the one in Chantilly HS. Geared more to more developmental issues, and also had disruptive kids. Also would not be a good environment. Plus, the procedure to get her into CSS was longer than what we wanted to do since she was already in 11th grade at that point. 
FCPS would not do home instruction.

Would have been great if FCPS gave educational vouchers so we could take our kid to a school that would fit her. 
Our attorney advised us to use our money for private school instead. 
No one wins against FCPS. So we did end up going to private school. [/quote]

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