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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent of two elementary age 2e children, I can attest to the challenges that public school systems in general have with meeting the basics of IDEA. There is also the whole issue of the counter-intuitive interpretations of FAPE (districts can offer the bare minimum) and LRE (districts shouldn't pay for private school of any kind).

Fundamentally, the intent of the federal laws is to address two problems: 1) the over-labeling and frequent misdiagnoses of minority children as having "behavioral" problems or low IQs due to biased tests and 2) warehousing of children outside public education settings and beyond oversight provided to children attending a public school for free.

Could DCPS develop a "decent" G&T program as one poster suggested? Probably. But that could easily further add to the issues of over-labeling, misdiagnosis, and the slow pace of evaluations. Not to mention teaching to the dreaded tests and encouraging parents with resources to supplement their kids' way into G&T. Check out the AAP forum on DCUM.  :)

OP, I feel your pain. But this is a small city with a lot of ground to make up in the basics. There are ways to advocate for change overall. But you can save yourself a lot of headaches by not conflating the legalities of IEPs or IDEA for your own child into what should be a policy issue.

If you start a G&T advocate group that doesn't get itself tangled in SPED knots, I'd probably join.

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