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I have had children in both public and private, and the disciplinary problems are present in BOTH systems.

Public schools are set up with a lot of resources and solutions to help students with particular needs, BUT this can only happen if the parents are on board, and sometimes they are not, particularly when it comes to ADHD medication in elementary school - parents are slow to make that decision, and I understand it's a big one.

There are also severely disturbed kids whose parents just have no clue. Both my son and daughter were hit in MCPS by a really disturbed child, who was already flagged in the system and receiving services. I had to demand he be escorted out of school by a staff member because he would start hitting kids in front of the school entrance as soon as he walked out and parents were still waiting with siblings to pick up other children. He punched my 18 month old in the face!

In privates, resources are not easily allocated to serving students with issues. Often, there isn't a dedicated paraeducator to shadow them in class and take them out if they're disruptive. There aren't pull-out classes where a staff psychologist can have mini-lessons with him on self-regulation and self-awareness on a regular basis. No speech and language pathologist to hold social skills classes every week. Then there's the whole issue of expelling a child with influential parents.

No school will be perfect, and you can only hope to voice your concerns in a forceful yet constructive manner.

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