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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is such a horrible and sad situation - no black and white answers here.

One thing the school could and should have done differently - according to the parents, the child was counseled out in February of 8th grade. At that point, it’s very tough to find another spot. Additionally, it sounds like the child was twice exceptional - very bright with learning differences. It can be very hard to find the right fit for a student with that profile, much less in February.

Counseling a student out can absolutely be the right thing to do but the true test of whether a school is genuinely committed and compassionate to its students is *how* it counsels the student out. Schools can and do help families move on - they make calls, etc. and it leaves everyone feeling positive about the process. Don’t know whether that happened here. 
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If he was counseled out midyear, something major happened. That is not normal. That would require a precipitating event. Normal is not renewing a contract. [/quote]m

I thought that’s what happened-they were told in February that he couldn’t come back for 9th grade next year or did I misread? [/quote]

Yes but the point is, they should have told them sooner. February of eight grade is tool late because you have missed application deadlines[/quote]

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