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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am sure you don't want to post your school (and I'm not encouraging you to), but our school likes to present as a mainstream private, and the social stuff has always been a mess. When you really dig into it, one of my kid's classes is full of kids with social and learning challenges who aren't getting support. Many are good kids, but some are quite rough on each other. It would be really hard to see that as a new family.  To the extent you can make contact with some other families and try to figure out what is going on, I would. The decision may get easier. [/quote]

I know you don't want to name the school but a little more info would be great because this would be a nightmare for an applicant like my son. [/quote]

I'm the poster above. If your child is old enough to be able to evaluate the environment, I would ask to visit with the class that they would be joining, rather than the grade that they are going into. Also, ask lots of questions about the resources available at the school. For example, how many learning specialists and guidance counselors are there? If a school is a magnet for kids with more complicated learning profiles, you want more support for the classroom teachers.[/quote]

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