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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again—the two SN kiddos both have IEPs. They are in general education. The school has been understanding, considering how challenging they are—we are in a DCPS in NW DC.[/quote]

Have you pursued a non-public placement? If you could get even one of the kids settled at a school that's actually capable of handling them, life might be a lot easier.

You also might consider trying to set some boundaries with the school. If your kids have chronic behavior issues, then you don't need to be notified every time someone has a behavior. You already know they have behavior and they only need to call you if it's an actual emergency. See if you can get a written daily or weekly summary instead. That may reduce your stress level, as well as create a paper trail that can be helpful if you need it later. [/quote]

when I looked into this for my kiddo, there were no good non-public placements or self contained DCPS prograns for kids with behaviors that are academically sound. schools like Ivymount reject them, and schools that handle “behaviors” lean heavily on restraints and seem to be more for seriously and frequently dangerous kids. Not really the place for an ASD child who melts down and oveturns a desk once a month.

MCPS programs (like Bridges, RICA, seses) seemed much better and many times I wished I was in MCPS not DCPS. In OP’s shoes, moving over the boarder into MCPS has got to be a better plan than homeschool - even though MCPS has issues now at least they have a lot more expertise and resources for “behavior” kids compared to DCPS.

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