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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP but same boat. It's not fair when the parents of the terrible and dangerous child have all the power, threaten to sue, whatever. The rest of the parent and affected, threatened teachers should be able to assemble and fight back.

Unfortunately it's hard to get any information because of all the protections on these little (degenerate) miners.

Before anyone goes off on me, this kid assaulted a teacher. [/quote]

Nine times out of ten, the problem is the school, not the parents.

My perspective is as an MCPS parent and an education attorney. Parents of disruptive kids don't have "all the power." Schools can move over their objections and mostly schools win due process hearings. Disruptive kids stay in general education classrooms mostly because it's cheaper. That's the reason.[/quote]

+1   My kid was the "disruptive boy" in K and 1st a decade ago.  Our efforts, including providing all medical and other paperwork regarding his AuDHD (several opinions to be sure and prove to school), to shift him to a more appropriate classroom environment and/or school were met with full resistance by the school administrators.  It was only after we engaged expensive legal and advocacy professionals that the school team even considered and lifted a finger to begin an evaluation for an IEP (which they had declined and we did not know any better at the time to ask in writing) and potential programming change.

So yes, it was far cheaper to have him pester everyone in the class and be sent to the office, nearly every day, than follow the law and provide him with access to a free and appropriate education.    And, et the rest of the classmates learn.

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It’s often NOT the school — and definitely not the teachers — trying to keep violent kids in class. It’s the supervisors in MCPS Central SpEd dept that are refusing to provide help or even 1:1 for these kids. We have months and even years of documentation for MULTIPLE violent kids at our school that we have been advocating to receive placements in specialized programs. Students and teachers have been assaulted repeatedly and MCPS refuses to provide the support these kids desperately need. I agree this is often a medical issue but when parents are unable or unwilling to advocate for their kids, what options are available for the schools? Teachers are burnt out and the other students are traumatized.

I don’t believe anyone is trying to push out all students with disabilities. As a teacher, I advocate for each of my students to receive the support they need to succeed. Unfortunately, MCPS continues to gaslight everyone involved. [/quote]

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