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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bonjour et bienvenue, OP,

We’re a French multiracial family living in Bethesda. My oldest with special needs went to Bethesda ES, then to a special program for GT/LD (gifted, talented and learning disabled) in the adjoining cluster: North Bethesda MS and Walter Johnson HS. He had an IEP for most of his school career and MCPS took good care of him. My kids also went/go to Les Classes du Samedi at St Jane de Chantal, to keep up their French.

All the schools DS attended have a great reputation regarding special needs, but they look after their IEP population better than their 504 population, so if your child is borderline between the two, try to get the IEP if you can.

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Me again. I would never trade "diversity" for a neighborhood or schools I didn't like - we moved to Bethesda from Silver Spring for many reasons: shorter commute, more pleasant walkable neighborhood, and reputation of the school for special needs were priorities. I used to help organize International Night at BE, and there were always more than 50 nations represented, but not a lot of kids from African nations, or African-American kids. [/quote]

If you move from Silver Spring to Bethesda/Potomac/Chevy Chase area schools, you will get whiter schools. No ifs, ands, or buts.

You have to be ok with that. If you're not, then go back to Silver Spring.[/quote]

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