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We moved near downtown Bethesda specifically because the Bethesda Elementary School had a good reputation SN-wise.
We were not disappointed. They agreed to create an IEP, they lined up services I wouldn't have dreamed of asking, they cared for him.
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Bethesda Elementary is a great school, as is Westland Middle. Both are very demanding, imo. Not as demanding as my kid's previous Private British School, but good schools.  I found that my kids did better there due to so much structure than after we moved further north.  But they are having more fun in a school that is easier, so not all bad. Receptionist, however, was extremely rude all the time. I felt so bad when I listened to her talk down to a nice Dad(immigrant with somewhat poor English) who had 2 kids attend Bethesda and were now in Westland and they changed some attendance zone or they changed the address, not sure, and he brought his youngest child to school, and she told him they had to leave as his kid is now zoned for a different school. I had to bite my tongue the whole time, she was just so out of line, especially given that two of his kids spent 5 years there. This was a few years ago.[/quote]

Please complain, in writing, to the principal about what you heard.  That is appalling.  I live in the BCC cluster and I find, unfortunately, that there are still teachers and professional staff (bus drivers, administrators, etc.) who are racist, rude or mean.  It is the exception rather than the rule.  But, they should be called out.  [/quote]

This was YEARS ago. The receptionists must have had training since then. They are very gracious.[/quote]

I am glad to hear it changed.  Once you got past the receptionist, teachers were great. My kids are in a different school now, so it is no issue for me, and receptionists are very nice where my kids are now, but as my kids are in high school I rarely have the reason to go inside the school. Other than that decorating for Homecoming! If one more parent tells me, I HAVE to decorate for it because my child is in such and such activity, I will just scream. I know, I am venting, but half of them don't show up themselves, and I am not in school anymore. I will gladly drop off my kid to decorate. I know other moms work as do I, some are divorced, so my excuse for DH being overseas is not that good, but I am plain exhausted and have a SN kid who needs lots of help after school, and don't want to be in school decorating and then coming in early next morning to rip off all the decorations nobody even looked at. I am sorry, this is more for my sake, apologies to all the parents who love this kind of thing, it is just not my thing.[/quote]

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