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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's why it's a BOE issue. Some students have mental health issues. Some have developmental issues. The mother indicated that her son had some sort of issue that led her to believe he was vulnerable in the general population.  If MCPS can't handle a child's issues, they send them to private school where there is staff trained to help the student do well. That costs alot of money. So MCPS tried very very hard to push back at parents who seek help for their kids. 
From the sounds of it, that young man had such an issue and his mom knew and sought help to get him out of the general population because she knew he couldn't do well there. Mcps said tough luck. Now he's dead. Another student murdered him. 
Not too hard to understand that mcps failed this family.[/quote]
I agree it's tragic but I don't believe the county is responsible. In the US we don't even have public healthcare let alone mental healthcare.[/quote]
NP here.  No we don't have public healthcare, but we do have section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act of 1975.  I couldn't say for sure but there's a possibility MCPS was not in compliance.  [/quote]

When exactly did bullying become a disability?[/quote]

Bullying can lead to depression and anxiety which can be classified as mental health impairments.  Bullying creates a hostile environment in a school that denies students equal opportunities for learning.  When bullying is reported but ignored by a school, students and parents have a right to file a complaint with the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.[/quote]

That may be true but it isn't a disability. [/quote]

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