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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Public schools really need to stick to the "least restrictive environment" component to IDEA.
As a related service provider, I can tell you that many families don't want their kid taken away from regular ed peers while others feel like more hours will result in more progress (not always in my experience).
I have worked for MCPS, DCPS and PGCPS and never have I experienced special ed teams trying to give minimal services.
Just last week we met about a kid who has scored in the low end of average for all areas but kept his services in place because we thought the progress was because of the supports but we also want him to be in the classroom as much as possible as his abilities increase, so it is a careful balance.
Trust me, educators want kids to learn.
If anything, we try to make sure kids who aren't progressing are placed in appropriate programs but those decisions are made at higher levels"

You obviously have never worked with twice exceptional students. Trust me, educators don't care if kids don't learn so long as they can score at minimally acceptable levels so that the school's numbers don't look bad. I have never once, in 8 years of advocating for my child, heard an educator say "oh, we can't have him not be challenged.  We'll make sure that we do something about that." Never. I have heard plenty of "oh, he doesn't need that - he's working at grade level."[/quote]

That's quite different than placing a child in a self-contained classroom (what OP wanted).  For better or for worse, there was an unusually large gap between what OP wanted and what the school thought was appropriate.  I can understand why she'd be second-guessing and I actually think it's appropriate.  Mainstreaming is still preferable if possible.  [/quote]

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