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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Read the Special Education Family Guide if you truly want to learn. As others have mentioned, there’s nothing to be done if a parent refuses services.

https://dcpsspecialed.wixsite.com/home[/quote]

I've worked in special ed and I've literally never met a parent who "refused services". But I have met parents who refused specific, inappropriate services and had to fight like hell to get their child an appropriate placement. While there were people sneering and gossiping in the parking lot and hoping the child would just be sent off to the "special education class".

If it's obvious to everyone that the classroom placement isn't working for the child, I'm 99% certain the child is still there because what the school is offering to the family is even worse.

Administrators play chicken with the kids, hoping the SN parent will blink first. I know it's related to funding and also frustrating for the other kids (and their parents), but it's just so gross how people are so quick to blame the SN child and their parents.

It's totally fine for you to advocate for your own child. But please stop making assumptions about the other child and their family. [/quote]

Yikes.
Families have refused to get evaluated. Not everyone knows the exact lingo. I have been in special education for 15 years. Yes, yes families do refuse evals because they don’t want the ‘stigma.’ Well if we are saying your child needs support those ‘stigmas’ are going to stay regardless.[/quote]

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