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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm just saying that is not really the way they handle things as far as I can tell.  they are on top of it.

Mainly I am trying to tell OP she needs an FBA stat to try to dissipate the behaviors instead of going to a dedicated aide. See what I mean? Th only reason givin for the aid is running out the classroom. Let's try to addres that behavior![/quote]

I agree.  My DS tried to run out of the classroom and school building several times this year and would scratch and kick anyone who tried to hold him in.  He had an FBA and a behavioral intervention plan and no longer does this.

Getting an FBA will not get you an aide to stop elopement.  The next step after a FBA is a behavior plan to improve behavior.  [b]At our charter, if the behavioral plan does not improve behavior, the next step is private placement at a SN school not a dedicated aide.[/b][/quote]

And that is blatantly illegal. The law says that the appropriate placement is the least restrictive environment, with whatever supports are necessary. There are, of course, issues and conditions that cannot be fixed by having a dedicated aide and where a private placement would be appropriate. But to say categorically that a student must go to a dedicated SN school (by definition, not the least restrictive environment) instead of getting an aide that would allow success in the general education community (the least restrictive environment) is illegal.

Plus, not all kids need a dedicated aid because of behavior. Some might need one because of medical issues -- i.e. seizures or needing mobility assistance -- and going to a SN school instead of getting that aide would be inappropriate.[/quote]

But we are talking about getting an aide solely for behavior/elopement.  Private SN placement instead of an aide isn't illegal if the behavior endangers the kid and others.  The school can argue that in these cases, the LRE is a school that has the type of security and personnel that can deal with these types of behaviors.  I don't know if pp and we are at the same charter but no one at our highly regarded charter has a dedicated aide.  Also, I was told by our charter that they would have no problem recommending us for private funding for SN school and we would not have had to go through due process if DS's behavior did not improve after the FBA.

Get the FBA.  Hopefully getting a behavior plan will stop the running.  If it does not, ask for the aide, maybe it's easier to get an aide in DCPS.[/quote]

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