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[quote=Anonymous]Teacher here.

Special ed is not, and was never intended as, a way to segregate behavior issues.  Believe me, I've had plenty of kids who are just rude/immature come through my room, and I would never have suggested SPED referrals for them.

What phase are you in?  Is the school just requesting to do evaluations?  Why wouldn't you let them?  You'll get additional information about your child, and then once you have that data you can make a decision with the school team about whether or not to implement supports (and what services you want your child to have).  The parent has the ultimate say at every step.  The school cannot force you to get an IEP for your child.

Please consider doing the testing.  I teach 8th grade.  By the time they get to me, students have struggled in school for 8 years.  When I look at their cum files, my biggest strugglers often have notes that parents denied services.

No school I have ever been in puts kids into SPED unnecessarily.  It is a ton of work to get things set up properly, so schools take it seriously!  There has to be documented need, identified supports, and yearly check ins to modify the document and make sure everything is working for the benefit of YOUR CHILD.

Like the PP said, an IEP can be as little as 30 minutes a week with the psychologist working on social skills.  It can be small group instruction for certain subjects or times of day.  It's rarely a self contained classroom.  That goes against the LRE.

Look here: http://www.sonomaselpa.org/docs/social-emotional-goals.pdf  Do any of those goals look like they could benefit your child?  These are things the school can help your student achieve if there is reason to believe they are linked to a disability.

PLEASE at least start the process.[/quote]

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