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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The BOE and MCPS don’t care about the safety and education of students. Those with financial means can afford private services to make up for gaps in MCPS. Parents pay for private assessments so a child’s disability is identified on an IEP or a 504 plan. Parents with financial means pay for tutors or private school when there’s gaps in the curriculum and a lack of instruction.

Who falls behind? Students who need choices beyond what MCPS offers. [/quote]

This is why parents need a choice.

As it stands, wealthy families get the choice of private school.  Middle class and lower-income families are stuck with a dysfunctional, ridiculously large, poorly-run school system.  [/quote]

As a parent at a W school, I have seen a PTA President secure a private educational placement at public expense for her oldest child. I have seen high ranking county Government officials secure placement for their children in selective gifted placement (with a younger sibling in tow to the out of boundary school). I have seen parents get attendance rules bent for vacations at the same time they contribute thousands of dollars to a booster fund at the school. School administrators - especially Central Office administrators - get services for their children that are inaccessible for the average MCPS parent. Parents with means don’t wait on MCPS to evaluate a child with a disability because we know the school system will not do a comprehensive job. We pay thousands of dollars for an evaluation and come into 504/IEP meetings with lawyers and advocates. If a child needs more than MCPS can provide, parents with financial means can hire a lawyers for complaints and Due Process. Parents with financial means also have options to put children into private schools.

MCPS is not equitable institution. [b]Those with money and/or connections get more out of the public school system. School choice and vouchers would give lower income families options than just accepting unsafe schools and dumbed down curriculums. Perhaps school vouchers could be limited for families who make under $100k per year. I just think that something needs to be done to either improve education for all students or give parents choice opportunities so students can have opportunities in private schools[/b].[/quote]

Agreed.

Though, I would argue that the threshold should be more like $150K or $200K in this area.  A family with two teacher parents or two nurse parents might make a combined $150K but have trouble affording private school.  Solidly middle class families who also deserve school choice.  [/quote]

Yes, it would accomplish just the opposite. Those with money would be fine but low-income families would have almost no chance at a high-qaulity education. [/quote]

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