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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately this has always been the culture of MCPS.  I’ve said it before and I will say it again: 11 million spent in 2017 in outside counsel to fight families of children on IEPs.  That is the school system you choose to support with your tax dollars?  Well I don’t anymore.  You shouldn’t either.  [/quote]

With the proliferation of 504s being up 300%, especially in UMC areas it kind of has to be.[/quote]

I agree. I don't think we can give everyone everything that they want. We need to stick to what is required. What is the percentage spent on kids with IEPs versus the amount spent on everyone else?

And frankly, you can fault the families suing as much as MCPS for the 11 million in waste. [/quote]

Frank, no you can't fault parents at all.  The law is the law and if MCPS won't follow it then parents have to advocate for their chiildren.  Frank, you really have to get your story straight. You want parents to be involved in their child's education or you don't?  Which is it?   You blame parents when kids are out of control and fault them for advocating for their children at the same time.   [/quote]

There are many parents who demand far more than the las entitles them to receive. And then they get lawyers and pursue action against the school. You certainly can assign fault to people who sue the school for things they are not entitled to receive. And based on the outcomes of the lawsuits, that would be the vast majority of those who sue the school system. [/quote]

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