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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't share a detailed story with Penny because I have to protect my daughter, but there was an incident related to one of the abroad trips that completely changed my mind about her. I went to her in tears to beg her to accommodate my daughter for a medical/mental health concern so that she could go. I offered anything; to pay more, to have my daughter lie to the other kids, anything to let her be included. She had no empathy. She has a daughter and had no empathy for mine, and I cried in front of her.

Both the head of diversity (who was in charge of the overseas trips at the time) and the upper school head were 90% willing to OK it, pending approval from Penny.

For those who will ask, think the most mortifying thing that can happen to a teenage girl who experiences bodily reactions to strong emotions. Think about how you would feel if that was your child.

Worse than all of this, truly, was the fact that we found out later that another girl on the trip had an accommodation to use her phone on the trip to listen to music because of her anxiety. We weren't even asking for a phone or anything that would be visible or known to the other students.

I can only imagine how she is in internal meetings with teachers when they are asking for any kind of change or help. Without the facade required when speaking to parents, she must be terrifying. [/quote]

[b]If the India trip was so important to you, then change school. Problem solved.[/quote][/b]

What an absolutely obnoxious answer.  Are you like this with everyone or just when you can hide on an anonymous board?
If you know anything about the school you know the trips she is speaking about are the summer after junior year.  How would they change schools at that point?  And medical accommodations are made regularly by schools.  [/quote]

No, I am just like this with troll posts. What was the “medical” accommodation? If there were some medical risks, then not traveling is an option for medical reasons, right? [/quote]

DP. The PP has already posted too much identifying info about the child and you want private health information. Please.

A student’s medical condition was too much of an inconvenience for the adults at her school. The school that promises a community of caring thinkers where you are lifted up by others when you need support.

Nice

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Well, the fact that a child needs an accommodation does not necessarily mean that the school is able to provide it. In disability law, an organization is generally expected to provide reasonable accommodations to the extent that they are feasible and do not impose an undue burden or cost on the organization.

I am not really interested in learning why a particular child could not travel to India. My point is simply that not every requested accommodation can be provided, and that is not unusual. If parents believe the school cannot meet their child’s needs, they can decide whether it is the right school for their family.[/quote]

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