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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP. is this from recent experience? My understanding is that even with teh school supporting and a good consultant, the central office is under a lot of pressure to reduce private placements and come up with alternatives in the system -- even if the local school is supporting a private placement.[/quote]

And, it's about time. [/quote]

Says the ignorant parent. [/quote]

Says the dc taxpayer since 1990 who is tired of paying millions of dollars to send too many kids to private school.

It used to be almost automatic, back in the 90s-To-late-Tony-Williams era.  DCPS accounted for almost all of Lab Schools operating budget back then.

Now it's very difficult, and much scrutiny is given to claims that there isn't one single placement that could work (before the checkbook comes out for $50,000 a year)   This is great for the whole. [/quote]NP here. Sympathetic to this position. DC paying for private placements wouldn't bother me so much if the funding hadn't gone disproportionately to higher income families who know how to work the system. This should be hard to get. [/quote]

Let's be very clear about this.  DC is paying for private placements because DC is failing to follow the law (IDEA).  Your anger at parents who recognize this, and force DC to live up to its legal obligations is misdirected.  Instead of resenting parents who are educated and resourceful enough to force the District to obey federal civil rights law, lobby your elected officials to commit to the civil rights of the most vulnerable citizens.

Or don't.

But then don't bitch about the disabled young children who want access to their civil rights.  If you're opposed to that, let's be clear - you are a bad person.  It really is that simple.[/quote]

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