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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you may not have thought through this or it may not be practical for you but if you can afford to risk expending 30-40K on a lawyer and not prevail or take a full school year or more to prevail, which is precious time lost in a child's education, then you may want to apply to the private schools you are interested in and ask for financial aid, and bypass the due process with DCPS altogether.  I did not want to waste the time, energy or money dealing with DCPS.  I had a knowledgeable source within DCPS who told me flat out that DCPS would not pay for a 504 outplacement for my ADHD DS who had executive functioning issues.  So, I applied to the schools which I thought would best suit his needs.  One offered an acceptable aid package and the other did not offer aid at all.  We are very happy with our decision and DS is getting the support he needs and was not getting in DCPS without being pulled out of class more and more which would have affected his self esteem.  So, if you are at least middle income and can afford a special needs school with a financial aid package, you may want to consider this approach.  You do understand that even if you get the school system to pay, it is not guaranteed that they will pay each year, so you will have to deal with the stress of fighting for the full payment each year.[/quote]

This is a very wise post. I had similar feelings but am glad this poster put it so articulately. [/quote]

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