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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS is in pre-k at a DCPS.  There is a child with special needs in the class and the school said at the beginning of the year they were trying to find a specialized placement for him.

Now the school says the child's parents are refusing to put the child in special ed.

It has been very disruptive for the class and looking ahead to kindergarten and beyond, what is DCPS policy for this situation?  Does it vary from school to school?  [b]At a certain point, the child won't be able to meet any academic benchmarks, but maybe that doesn't matter in DCPS[/b].

I thought I would ask here.  Please do not lecture me on being elitist or awful, I'm really just asking to be informed, and it has not been good for the class or the child, who clearly needs more support.[/quote]

Yikes. Have you even met a teacher? I don't know any teacher that doesn't care about their kids' progress. But what are they supposed to do if a parent refuses services? Do you want the school to start doing things to your kid that YOU don't authorize? [/quote]

OP here, yes that was a bad way of phrasing it.  I just wondered if it becomes "student X can't read at grade level, therefore they are moved to a special education class".  Obviously I was wrong and it's addressed through federal law.  I really just didn't know.  thank you for this perspective. [/quote]

The vast majority of students with disabilities, even with IEPs, are educated in the gen ed classroom, with either push in or pull out sessions with the special ed teacher. A special education class is reserved for students with the most significant disabilities.[/quote]

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