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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP Here:

Answering a couple of questions.

1) Child is severely dyslexic in second grade, can’t read in English. [b]They will likely not ever take a foreign language in High School. [/b]

2) Spanish is 1 hr a week. He hates it, I don’t think he understands most of it. I think it is waist of time.

3) IEP team says they can’t use specials for intervention time. However, I can’t find any policy in this regard.

4) Ideally the school would use this time for intervention. However, I would be happy if he could go to a different special with a different class or do anything else. [/quote]

Just FYI, in VA you can substitute computer science for a world language (for 2 credits) in high school if that is part of an IEP for a student pursuing an Advanced Studies Diploma:  https://www.doe.virginia.gov/parents-students/for-students/graduation/graduation-requirement-resources/credit-accommodations

My kid did ASL to complete the language requirement before I learned about the comp sci option.  ASL was painful, but not nearly as painful as Spanish or another spoken/read language.[/quote] don’t worry about advanced diploma when the kid is in elementary school the only people that care about the advanced diploma are parents because the colleges never see them. They just look at the classes the student took. My DC just explained in his college applications why he did not take a foreign language and he was admitted to University of Maryland college for honors college as well as several other highly ranked colleges. [/quote]

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