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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not disputing the PP but I don't think a school has to be licensed or trained for diapers.  Of course, they are a total pain and nobody likes dealing with them.[/quote]

They might not want to deal with them, but they have to anyway.  It's the law.  You can't kick a child out of public school for not being potty-trained.  Otherwise, that would be a mighty convenient gateway to slam shut in order to exclude Special Needs students, who may not (for many possible reasons) have the developmental skills to be potty-trained.

Oh, and by the way, no, the vast majority of SN children are NOT identified when they enter the system.  So, you can't just say upfront that you'll only allow non-potty-trained children in, if they have special needs.

To be clear, if we're talking about a public school, taking public funds, then it needs to follow the law.  IT can sing a "policy" as loudly as it likes, but you go talk to the administration and they'll admit the truth.  They can NOT expel a pre-schooler for not being potty-trained, any more than a school with a uniform policy can expel students for not wearing the uniform.

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This is the OP.  This is interesting and I didn't realize that.  It won't change what we are doing, obviously we want her to be fully prepared. But at least I won't have to play through these worst case scenarios in my head (like us getting kicked out and me losing my job while trying to get back into daycare).  :)[/quote]

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