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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m curious exactly which schools in MCPS everyone hates so much.

Especially since everyone in DCUM is from Bethesda/Potomac/Richville

OP, where in MoCo did you move? People here are spoiled and don’t realize that, even though we have problems, [b]we have it better than many other places and the special needs services are the best in the country.[/b] 
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Mother of two special needs children in a W school cluster.  For some disabilities - ie. autism - a child may get better than elsewhere in the country.  However, for most disabilities, MCPS in my cluster has done a bad job from screening, identifying, and following the IEPs they wrote for my children.  I paid for private testing that showed far more than MCPS recognized in my children.  I paid for private services to fill in gaps when MCPS was falling flat in implementing the services recommended.

I have a nephew who received better services when my sister moved out of state.  Instead of mindless meetings with no followup, their school district focussed on the child and used universal design to teach study skills on a general education classroom to compensate for his disability including integrating apps on his phone for organization and reminders.  I would have moved to where my sister is if it wasn't for my husband's job being tied to the DC area.

One child was abused at school by a staff member.  His disability made him a target.  That is as bad as MCPS gets.  I took him out of MCPS when we found out what happened. [/quote]

I’m sorry you did not have a good experience. We have been given so many resources and so much help for our son (not on the spectrum) it’s been wonderful. Whenever we visit our pediatrics dec doc she says how lucky we are to be in moco because we’ll get what we need since they have the resources.

I hear horror stories about kids not being eligible for services in other counties and states simply bc their need isn’t “bad enough”

As for the abuse charges, that is obviously horrifying, unfortunately mcps isn’t the only place it happens. [/quote]

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