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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There were a bunch of lawsuits brought by BASIS parents with Sped students in the first five years or so, which mostly settled out of court. It was a big mess that died down eventually. BASIS bumped up support for Sped students over time but emerged from the litigation disinclined to expand in DC by opening a second 5th-12th grade campus. [/quote] BASIS opened in year 1 with no special education teachers, no school psychologist or social worker and a special Ed coordinator with experience in ELL but not special Ed. They have seriously adjusted over time and now have appropriate levels of staffing and support for special education, but those early year lawsuits were definitely warranted. The curriculum, testing focus, higher % less experienced teachers and building still make BASIS a good fit for only certain students but they are now meeting their legal requirements to try to support the students there.[/quote]
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