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[quote=Anonymous]Our child is in 9th in public. Despite an IEP since second grade and years of top notch tutors, therapists etc, he is years behind in reading and writing. His non-verbal IQ is high average. Over the years, he applied to private schools for language based LDs but was always rejected for being more than two years behind. He has worked his tail off and is a great, organized, responsible kid. His teachers comment that he is one if their hardest working, responsible well behaved kids but he reads and writes at a third grade level. The outside tutoring and therapists/writing specialist have been multiple times a week for years. We've done everything that educational consultants have advised but it appears that this certificate of completion is 100% worthless. We just found out that it is very likely that he will NOT receive a high school diploma at the end of 12 grade. It will be impossible for him to get all of the required classes and pass all the tests required for the diploma in his last 3 years. Instead, he'll get something Called a certificate of completion. The certificate of completion is not even as good as a GED. You can not even get into a trade school with this certificate. Trade schools require at least a HS diploma or GED. It is likely that he won't pass a GED due to his reading/ writing issues. What do people do with no diploma or GED? This stinks because his non- verbal IQ is high average and he is a great, funny, charming handsome person who is very capable in every area except written expression. Does anyone know what a person such as this is supposed to do? Without the HS diploma or GED, he is basically unemployable and can't get into a trade school or community college. It stinks to attend school for 12 years and walk away without enough to qualify for a job at McDonalds. [/quote]
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