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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm beginning the process of looking for a special ed school for my child. I'm shocked and alarmed by the tuition costs. We are a "fiscally normal" family who are struggling to live and make ends meet just like everyone else. Funding by the public school system who has been consistently failing my child for the past 4 years is out of the question. Just not going to happen. Taking them to court is an extremely iffy proposition and I'd rather take the lawyer's fees and expenses I would have to pay and just put them into tuition. Our extended family's ability to help is limited.

I'd love to hear from parents whose kids go to special schools how they are able to make it work. None of us have an annual $30K (or more) just sitting there waiting to be spent...

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A friend in another state (not DC area) took her school system to court and won. The school system paid the $50K to place her child in a private school. Her child was bipolar and violent, and it was impossible for the school system to handle him. Yet they tried, and refused to pay for private placement until she and her husband hired a lawyer who made it happen.

Problem is, they have to renew every year, which means they have legal fees every year.  But it's cheaper than private school tuition. They are not wealthy by any means (social worker and freelance artist), but they scraped together enough money for the lawyer. Their kid is thriving at the school, which is small and knows just how to handle him.

OP, be sure you find a lawyer very experienced in this type of thing. The lawyer my friend hired had done a lot of work getting this particular school system to place kids in private schools, so he knew what he was doing. [/quote]

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