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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not trying to be obtuse, but if you can pay for the preschool you want, why don't you just do that?[/quote]

Not the OP, but I can see several reasons why a family might feel this way.

1) Because LRE for their child means receiving specialized instruction and related services in an inclusive context.  School systems that place students with disabilities in community preschools do so with support, special educators acting as co-teachers or itinerant instructors; push in and consultative services from Speech, OT, PT, etc . . . Simply paying tuition for a spot in preschool doesn't include these things.

2) Because they are probably paying a large amount of money for other services, and this is something that should, by law, be free.

3) Because federal law requires the school district to pay for this, and while it might be cheaper for the family to simply pay tuition, if the people who can afford to fight don't fight then the kids who can't afford private placement don't get what they're entitled to under the law.

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