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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They're overwhelmed and can't give you what you want. They won't care at all, because they are stretched thin to address other children's more pressing needs than yours.

I've had my son go through MCPS from K to 12 with an IEP. I've met many parents who complain about not getting what their kids need. That is because there is a hierarchy of need and not everyone gets all their needs met. [b]The ones who complain are always the ones whose kids have the lightest needs.[/b]

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This is not true at all in my experience, but this type of parent blaming is truly unfortunate

signed,
special ed attorney

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I just want to note that you're seeing the truly egregious situations, and I want to remind you that you might be biased because of the nature of the cases you take on. But on DCUM, and talking to random parents for years (my kid with SN recently graduated), it was clear to me that the majority of whiners were parents of children with very light needs who felt entitled to a lot more services and accommodations that the school could reasonably provide. I've never seen parents of children with significant needs complaining that much: the schools either prioritize their kids, or the combination of need is such that these children cannot be adequately cared for in public school. We were in the former category. My neighbor is in the latter: they received a private placement from the school, which ended up not working out. It was a difficult road, but honestly, when you're in those situations, you have a lot of significant obstacles in your path, and negotiating with the school is not the worse one!

So I stand by what I said.[/quote]

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