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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here. So maybe it's not so much "having an IEP" but having needs that require specialized instruction, beyond simply accommodations?

I don't know...I figure my kid would be worse off without the IEP and even less likely to get into private school. No? [/quote]

By definition if you have an IEP you are supposed to need specialized instruction in something. So it's very unusual to have one that only specifies accommodations.

So if you have a 504 for ADHD and you need special seating in the classroom and a copy of teacher's notes, or adapted homework it probaby won't be an issue at most private schools.

Or you have a 504 because your child takes medication during the day or uses a wheelchair. That's the kind of stuff that the ADA protects any school from being discriminatory about.

But if you have an IEP for a writing disability, or a speech or language disorder or even need social skills supports due to an ADHD / autism spectrum disorder -- that's going to put you realm of an IEP in a public school and makes your child a tougher candidate for mainstream privates.

But yes there are exceptions.

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Quoting me there. Yes, it wasn't the most clear message. My point is that OP asked whether having an IEP or 504 for PER SE would hurt child's chances of admission to a private school.

My thought was that it wasn't the DOCUMENT per se, but rather the NEEDS. And they have to provide accommodations per ADA (504 plan), but they don't have to provide specialized instructions like a public IEP (which implies needs for specialized instruction, since they're private.

So again, it seems to me that, all being well, it's not issue of having the IEP itself, but rather the needs that that represents. Occasionally, there may be ways for it to work (like you cite).

It sounds like we are on the same page. [/quote]

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