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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry OP. My advice is time consuming and not fail proof but I would appeal to individual teachers by meeting with them at the beginning of the year and then reminding them periodically about your child's situation.[/quote]

Teachers can't make accommodations for kid without documented disabilities.  It's a policy that protects the school, protects the child, and protects their peers from unfair advantages.  In this case it sounds like there is a clear cut need for accommodations, but OP is refusing to use the structure that's in place because of ableism.

Asking a teacher to cheat the system because of her own hang ups isn't reasonable.  It's not fair to the teachers, and it's teaching her disabled child that their disability is something to be ashamed of. 
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I suspect you don't have a child at a private school. You really don't know what you are talking about. Yes, teachers can give any kind of accommodations they want to give and even in public school they can do this at their own discretion. 
It's not cheating the system to ask a teacher to have empathy. 
There are all kinds of circumstances when a teacher might be more lenient with deadlines like when a child's home situation is not stable, or in modifying curriculum when a child is slow in learning how to read. Teachers do this kind of stuff every single day.[/quote]

I'm the PP and I teach in a private school.

If a parent came to me and said that they wanted accommodations, but they were denying their kid an accommodation plan, I would say no.  Because the kid deserves to learn how to advocate for himself and work within the system, and to have his issues documented so they can be taken seriously in the future.  I wouldn't help a parent avoid helping their child.  It's not "having empathy" to help parents hurt their child, which is what OP is doing.  
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OP again here. I am in no way denying my child anything. My DS is in a private school. He has medical letters on file. It's a constant fight. The school doesn't understand his illness, keeps telling us it must be something else. After many, many years of testing, research, experts, we know what's wrong with our kid. It's extremely rare, and not well known, but we know what it is and how to manage it. I feel like I am constantly losing at the school. So what I am looking for is a strong school that has experience dealing with medical issues and is willing to work with us. That's all I'm asking for. I've gone by the book. It's not working. My son deserves a great education and compassion. It's really that simple. [/quote]

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