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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am shocked at how many people are saying the onus is on the kids / parents. It is to an extent, but failing every class should be sending off alarm bells with everyone.

Good luck to you, OP. My DC went through WMS and is now at YHS, and I got no support from the school until DC was failing every class - a fact of which the attendees at the 504 meeting were unaware, even though it was the primary reason for the 504 - and had to be partially hospitalized for depression. And I raised the issue with teachers, counselors, admin, requested meetings, etc. ALL THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL, and WMS was USELESS.

Good luck to you, OP, and if you can leave APS, do it.[/quote]

Don’t leave APS. Dig deeper and get your kid help. (Directed at OP- not you.) It may not be depression or a disability but it’s something and if you don’t address it now it will get worse through high school. Bailing on APS and acting like it’s the district’s issue doesn’t help your kid. [/quote]

I think OP is trying to get their kid help. But WMS is widely known to be a really hard place to get help. Leaving is not an unreasonable decision.

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