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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son had pullouts for a speech group at his elementary school. The speech group was both a speech activity and a socializing activity for ADHD and autistic profiles. My ADHD/ASD son benefited enormously and the speech pathologist (quite elderly when he had her, she retired a couple of years later) was the best I have ever encountered. My son had had county and private speech therapists before her, so I could compare.

But when the IEP team cut his hours with her, I didn't make waves. He "needed" those hours. But I volunteered at school extensively, and I could see so many other kids who needed time with her too.

I know a lot of parents only focus on getting the maximum services for their own child, otehrs be dammed. But when you see the need out there... I don't know. I think higher-priority students should go first. And that's what schools do. If you think you have evidence that he should be at a higher priority level, then you have to show his IEP team.

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Completely disagree with you. MCPS will always try to shirk their legal responsibility to provide services. Parents can and should appeal to get the services their children are entitled to. MCPS is required to follow federal law and regulations. [/quote]

PP you replied to. At Bethesda elementary, where my son was years ago, they had a great IEP team, under a Principal that was focused on serving kids with SN, so no, they were definitely not shirking their responsibilities. Since I volunteered often, I could see them working with kids. Maybe elsewhere, I can't say. [/quote]

They were shirking responsibilities if they were denying needed services to kids. Even if there are kids who need more intensive services.[/quote]

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