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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And I think my MS student is "entitled" to FAPE at his base school, so I don't have to wake him up at 5:45 to catch a 6:30 bus for a 7:30 start time.  When the base MS is walkable. And I think DC2 is entitled to receive the math dedifferentiation she needs (Algebra I) at her base ES, rather than having to transfer to the MS for it.  It's tough all around that FCPS cannot accommodate everyone's vision of how their snowflake's assigned school should work/ what programs should be available, etc.[/quote]

I realize your post is tongue on cheek, but people have enough trouble understanding FAPE without more disingenuous and incorrect ideas coloring their understandings.

If your child does [b]not[/b] have an IEP, she is not "entitled" to FAPE.  Additionally, the A in FAPE is 'appropriate', not best or even 'most appropriate' or 'above average'.  As a PP stated, getting to the 30th percentile is considered appropriate in most circumstances as that is considered to be in the 'average' range.   Yes, there are the memos and letters from OCR (2007) and OSEP (2010 and 2013) that address gifted children with disabilities- but getting school districts to comply with those can be arduous, expensive and time consuming at a time when parents are putting all of the time talent and treasure towards their child(ren).  The ones who have the extra money simply enroll their children in private school and drop the fight. [/quote]

My post is very tongue in cheek. Because unlike the PP, I recognize that in order for my kids to get the right education for them, we needed to be very thoughtful about where we bought our house. And that we need to put up with inconvenience (like a 5:45 wake up call) to navigate the FCPS system. Because it was not designed to be perfect for my DCs.  And it isn't.  But the  "I'm entitled to what I think is a perfect school (even though others zoned for the school would not agree with my vision)" attitude is infuriating to those of us who don't have the ideal situation, and sacrifice time, money, sleep and energy to make it work. [/quote]

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