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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am so sorry you are going through this.  We have been there too, not with APS, but were in another district. It’s emotional and draining when you have a teen going through this and you feel out of control.

I mean this kindly, what do you want from the school that they are not providing? Please think about that.  We don’t know your kid and it’s hard to tell from a couple of posts. You have a teen going through a mental health crisis, refusing meds and is skipping school.  That needs to be stabilized and dealt with before you can worry about any sort of academics.

Again, I was there a few years ago. It was awful. For us, lawyers and advocates were not the way to go.  We actually had to pull our kid out and get health under control on our own before we could even think about classes.  But it got pretty bad in our situation and everyone is different.  We did private online school while we got health stabilized with doctors and therapists.  Frankly, it was quicker and we had more control than trying to get homebound.

I don’t know your kid or what’s right for you and I wish you the best.  [/quote]

I have another opinion here.  The school is required to give this kid what they need.  I have a kid going through this in a neighboring district.  Because the kid isn't getting what they need, I am paying myself for tutoring and support.  It is ridiculous that I should have to withdraw my child because the county isn't providing what they are legally supposed to. [/quote]

I'm the PP who said hire a lawyer. A lawyer can advise the family on the school division's obligations and help them get what the kid is entitled to. Without that, schools often will not even offer what they are supposed to. 
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