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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]&lt;&lt;Anonymous wrote:
&quot;We're having trouble with your child's needs and we don't think this school is a good fit. Have you thought about going somewhere else?&quot; (Public school special ed coordinator)

+1 - In PK4&gt;&gt;

i actually don't think that's so crazy. Isn't that better for them to be upfront and honest -- especially in public, where the disctrict is obligated to find a placement that can meet the kdi's needs....

(written by a parent who was told the same thing about their child and is now very glad child is in a different school)[/quote]

Agree. I was told that in a private school and at the time, I was super offended.  But my DS thrived in public school, despite the large class size.  I'd rather know stuff like that up front, before I have to spend a lot of money on a place that can't accommodate my kid.[/quote]

It's quite a different thing to be told this by a private school, which has neither the resources nor the legal obligation to educate disabled kids, than to be told it by a public school.  (Although even a private school must make accommodations for the disabled.)

Public school is a public good paid for by everyone and available to all.  Special ed families are explicitly told or implicitly pushed to leave the system.  It's not right, and it's what the law, IDEA, was designed to end.  If the school says, "have you thought about going somewhere else?" without offering alternative placement in the system or paid private placement outside, then it's disability discrimination pure and simple. 
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