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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a parent with two children, one of whom is a special needs kiddo.  The suit is crazy.  It's based upon unfounded allegations from two years ago.  The school investigated it.  CPS investigated it.  Parents met with staff.  Parents met among themselves.  We need to get a grip on reality.  Bridges has been at it for more than 10 years, serving special needs kiddos better than any other public or public charter school in the city.  Only other one I'd consider for my kiddo is Creative Minds but Bridges' inclusion model is way more real world.[/quote]
So you're accusing the parents of a SN kid of perjury? Wow. Glad to know you are the decider of truth.[/quote]

Belatedly, simply recounting the facts, having been a parent with a child in that classroom.  We spent days upon days communicating with each other outside of school and with teachers and administrators at school.  Through a search of public records, anyone can see that the charges against the individuals were dismissed.  It's now just against the school, which means it's just about money.  The family had their kids at an upper northwest private pre-school before Bridges and put them in private elementary schools after.  It wreaks of a family of means who believes a school should bear the life-long cost of a tragedy that happened when the child was born.[/quote]

Just because the lawsuit now only names the school as a defendant doesn't mean it's all about money. If you've read the complaint (I have), you'll see that there are very serious allegations of abuse being made. The parents recently submitted testimony from a SPED expert testifying that the school violated the standard of care for the child. I'm not saying the alleged acts of abuse actually occurred, but that's what the discovery process is for figuring out.[/quote]

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