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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with alternative schools is that your basically pack them with the highest need most difficult kids in the county.   In my experience, 80% have IEPs, at least 80% Free and reduced school lunch. They often have other comorbidities (drug addiction, mental health issues, family abuse, incarceration, gang/crew involvement, homelessness, teen pregnancy, language issues, lead poisoning, developmental issues, etc.)

The schools are basically set up to fail no matter how much money/staffing you give them and don't typically have great results.  They become magnets for investigations / law suits for mistreatment IEP and minority students.

You cant just "throw away" students the way the current federal and state laws are written, so schools just focus on maintaining the students until they exit the system.  Families will often move once they burn out the local resources and family contacts and start facing real consequences.

Most of these kids really need a one on one shadow (support member) to follow them around the school all day. It's actually cheaper than trying to warehouse them in a separate building with adequate resources, personnel and busing.[/quote]

I don't care.

I don't want this kind of kid endangering other kids in a "regular" school.

This kid had a loaded gun on him. In a high school with hundreds of other kids who were less safe because he was in the building.

Magruder also has an SESES program. [b]Was the shooter there an SESES kid? Didn't the kid who was killed at Northwest meet the kid who allegedly killed him in the SESES program?[/b][/quote]

I believe the answer to these questions is yes.[/quote]

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