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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here are some articles to inject actual data into the discussion:

On how accommodations have increased especially among the affluent: https://mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp?cid=25919971&bcid=25919971&rssid=25919961&item=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.edweek.org%2Fv1%2Few%2F%3Fuuid%3D3E8BB0CA-8835-11E7-905B-8B98B3743667

https://newtriernews.org/news/2018/05/11/testing-accommodations-four-times-national-average/

https://edsurgeindependent.com/a-case-against-extended-test-time-71aa4a82148d

Up to 46% of kids at some affluent high schools, according to the third article![/quote]

It's the second article that is most infuriating. And it really hurts those with actual disabilities.[/quote]

Schools who make a disproportionate number of requests on behalf of their students should have those requests subject to a higher degree of scrutiny and a look back period.

While some students are 'discovered' to have an issue in high school, the majority of the students in most need of accommodations have had them since elementary or middle school at the latest. As an example, ADHD is rarely an appropriate diagnosis for an issue that was not present and a disabling issue when someone was a  young child.
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