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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At an AAP school, friends are separated after 2nd grade. Both have low 120s IQs. It is explained that one is special. They are not to be together again - - not in 3rd, 4th, not in 5th, or 6th (oh, maybe music class) It's not just one friend but 1/2 of all the kids they know. [b]They pass in the hall but they're not really attending the same school. [/b]And it doesn't matter how many A's the student gets or how hard they try, they can't necessarily join their former friends in the class of special kids.[/quote]

All kids are in same school and same grade! Thy have plenty of opportunity to play!! At my DC school, classes are shuffled every year, even in KG, 1st and 2nd grade. If I am not mistaken this FCPS norm. In fact, in early years, teachers strongly recommend to split the best buddies in classes because more focus is given to chatting then actual studying!!

How is this different than your scenario? My DC best friend changes every year that's what kids do! She adapts and finds new friend and moves on. This will happen when child goes to high school, college and so on. New friends will be made, old will be remembered/forgotten. She still plays with her previous year friends in school. The only think I can think of is parent like you who will convinced their child "it doesn't matter how many A's the student gets or how hard they try, they can't necessarily join their former friends in the class of special kids."[/quote]

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