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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And (pp here) I take the very good point made above that, legally, BASIS is a public school district in itself. [b]I still think functionally, however, that is not true. BASIS is just a school.[/b] Not that that will help in a court of law. [/quote]

No, it's very true, and BASIS knows this. BASIS knows it's both a school system AND a school. Just like DCPS, just like Two Rivers, just like Latin, BASIS has to comply with the rules and regulations set forth by OSSE--the state superintendent of education for the District of Columbia. AND as a charter school, they have to comply with the rule of the DC Charter School board.  BASIS has known all along that they are accountable as a school system. [/quote]

[b]TR and Latin haven't been fabulous at dealing with IEPs, either[/b].[/quote]

And you know this because???  And please define what it mean to not have been "fabulous." Do you mean that they are missing legally mandated deadlines? Not including appropriate signatures?  Having meetings without due notification to parents? Using IEPs that are out of compliance?  These were some of the charges again BASIS.

Or are you just throwing out something provocative based on gossip to see if it sticks to the wall?  Remember, just because a parent doesn't like the way things are happening at a school does not mean the school was being improper with an IEP. [/quote]

I know because my DS had an IEP that was completely mishandled by two Rivers and because my SIL has a DD with an IEP that was fumbled by Washington Latin.

It's not gossip. If you knew many families from TR or WL, you'd hear the same stories over and over again.

You can misread, misinterpret or deny reality as vehemently as you like, but if you knew what goes on with actual families in DC, you'd know that widespread dissatisfaction exists for both schools. Hell, you can even read it on DCUM every week.

But, hey, stick your head in the sand and trivialize other parents's legitimate grievances if it makes  you feel better. You'd do it anyway.
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