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[quote=Anonymous]I realize this is an old thread, but there are so many interesting comments about this, I thought I'd add my experience:
Six weeks into starting at a highly, highly regarded private school, my first grader began the process of being counseled out. She has SPD but is in no way disruptive or mean. She has been bullied all year. (Called "Slowy," told by another student that if she didn't do he asked, the teacher would spank her--one day she told me the boys used her face as a target to kick a ball into).
Funny, the kids that bullied my daughter are all being asked back.
I disagree with the notion that you give up 100% of your rights when you write a tuition check. Kids do have rights, even in private school. Title III of the ADA protects disabled kids in all but parochial schools. The disabilities include ADHD, SPD, learning differences, etc. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! Most parents just move on, but how will that change anything? These people are getting paid enough money, they should be a little more invested in their students. Can my daughter be replaced with an easier kid without a disability? Of course! In a heart beat. But it's wrong. I'd think a school administration, which serves as a role model for kids, should know this!
Of course I don't want my daughter to continue at the school, and I don't want to sue, because I'm not after money, but I am thinking of...reporting them to the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Justice (they enforce the ADA).  [/quote]

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