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There's also more tolerance for those kids in public school parents. You know when you send your kid to a public school, you have to be willing to accept a lot of diversity. Parents who send their kids to expense privates are not good at tolerating disruptions or diversity in the student body.  They are paying for a certain type of educational experience and they are very unhappy if someone disrupts the experience.  Their lack of tolerance gets passed on to their children and it bleeds over into peer relationships.[/quote]

This resonates with me. My SN kid is in public school. A friend whose child has ADHD and dysgraphia went to a progressive, mainstream private for MS. Was counseled out at end of 8th because other parents objected to the kind and amount accommodations he was being given. [b]The school was very wary of gaining a reputation as a SN school. [/b]

It was very hard on the child who was doing well at the school academically and socially and planned on attending that high school.[/quote]

I can honestly understand this. Schools that become "SN schools" change dramatically in the eyes of parents.[/quote]

Wow, what school was this? Did they tell your friend thus directly. Not very progressive of them. How was that taking anything away from other children[/quote]

I won't disclose the name of the school. And yes, they were this frank. The other parents were very unhappy - some thought this child was an unfair advantage; others said it was taking too much time from their kids; and others worried it was watering down the curriculum and the school's reputation. 
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