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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I was away yesterday so I couldn't check in. Thank you for the responses. They help in clarifying the extent  of APS's legal duty of care. We are in a very unique situation- hence my reluctance to discuss. The closedt I can give is same sex couple (and much much more complicated but I'll leave it there for now) and  school has no others. Child happy with set up at earlier Montessori school but at current public children have made the most hideous yet innocent remarks to child. Cannot blame school per se because they don't control their demographic. Can't blame little children( 5-7 range) because they know no better through no fault of their own. So many remarks that child is just in pain. 
Parents chat with child-check
School counselor-check. Child poured out everything from an open ended question.
Private therapist- check
Tears have already started as school drawing near. Doesn't NOT want to go 
To answer a PP's question I have gone as high up the chain of command as I can, cap in hand. At first shown compassion and given promise that all will be fine to get child to school where all thought would be best fit- few more with similar  parents without compromising academic excellence provided by current school.

Next meeting a lot of back pedaling-space originally available no longer free.  given a lot of information about numbers per teacher that are carved in stone. Totally gutted as seemed so positive at earlier meeting. 
Now school in 3ish weeks and nothing achieved. Process started in March/April (when requests for transfers due).

So, would it help to engage a lawyer? Has anyone done this and ended up at school that is best fit and not just any school that is not the current school? 
Sick to my stomach as I get asked daily now how many more sleeps until school, seeing pain and fear in child's eyes and tears. 
How I wish could do private or homeschool 
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What has the school done to address this issue with the other children? Our APS elementary school is pretty pro-active when there is some sort of unkindness going on about getting the counselor into the classrooms to do sessions generally on respect for others, but also more directly educating on the particular issues (e.g., kids were asking insensitive questions of a child with an older sibling with a very obvious and distinctive disability; school counselor came in and did a session about how people are all different and are all special and valuable with particular reference to people with disabilities, and then taught the kids about being kind and respectful toward and about people who are different from themselves).[/quote]

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