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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How good is Bethesda about letting kids be in walkers for the whole school day and not utilizing wheelchairs?  We heard from a family at Forest Knolls that their child is always rushed and that aides sometimes put him in a wheelchair (not his and not on his IEP)  but that he didn't want parents to complain and was okay w using a wheelchair for part of the day instead of trying to stay in walker.  This is my fear.  So many kids and crowded hallways.   If she doesn't continue to use her legs everyday, I fear she will lose mobility.  Does anyway take their kids out during the school day for therapy sessions?  She'll be exhausted after school.  All things I'm thinking of.  Thank you for the feedback.   [/quote]

So how many parents of physically disabled students have you talked to at Forest Knolls?  My child is in the physical disabilities program at Forest Knolls and we are happy with it.  My child has been at Forest Knolls from since age 3, he is in upper elementary school now, still there.  Sometimes you have to give a little to get more.  I remember the preschool teacher (physical disabilities preschool) suggested I might not want to take all the services which were offered because my child would have less time in the class to do the classwork.  So we settled on 3 weekly services and changed one to a monthly service, which worked fine.  I offer this because if your child, in a walker, has to walk all day and from say the classroom to lunch and it takes 10 minutes each way, then she has lost that time to actually eat lunch or do art or music.  So that is where a compromise might have come in to allow your child to get as much class time, but still attend all of the art or music class and not miss either the class or the work back in the classroom.

There are many children in walkers and wheelchairs at Forest Knolls, (my child has a physical disability, but does not use either a walker or chair).  I don't know how it compares to Bethesda.  I can imagine that teachers/aids make decisions to provide the best education for your child, even if she can't always walk to everything in the school.  But these buildings are big and there is a long way from some of the classrooms to places like the cafeteria or music room.  Forest Knolls is all on one floor.  My suggestion is to talk with people at the school (each school) to see how they plan on implementing the IEP.  But also to listen to what they say.  I would stay inbounds in Bethesda if that works for you because then she goes to school with her neighbors.  But know you have a choice if that doesn't work out.

We love Forest Knolls and it is our home school.  That is one reason we will not move out of the neighborhood.   It is wonderful to have it as our home school and be the best program for my child.

I saw one of the children in who was in the physical disabilities program at Forest Knolls and moved on to her home school for Kindergarten.  When they have field day, she cannot compete, so her father takes her out of school for the day.  Forest Knolls had the Try-athlon 
http://www.myfoxla.com/story/29194098/try-athlon-md-elementary-school , which was pretty awesome . [/quote]

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