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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You haven’t seen the programs for kids with SN at DCPS schools ( e.g., Murch, Hearst)?

I have seen kids with SN leave charters that were not able to handle accommodations and were apparently not required to do so. Charters vary very widely in the way they accommodate kids with SN. Some do it better than others.[/quote]

Charters legally have to serve children with special needs - or secure a private placement for them. If the schools, parents can file complaints with OSSE, the US Dept of Ed or file a due process lawsuit. PCSB monitors these complaints too and takes note of special ed services provision in the QSR and charter review / extension processes.

In all schools, parents and schools often disagree on the need for - and adequacy of - special ed services. Parents choose to leave sometimes rather than fight. Just come over to the special needs board for a few days you will find satisfied DC charter parents and also dissatisfied ones. And plenty of people who think DCPS / FCPS / MCPS is not serving their kid well, and others who are pleased. [/quote]

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