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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the school cannot officially request an evaluation of the child but they are basically sending a clear message to the family. There is a problem (elopement, tantrums etc) and school is documenting it just in case something will happen in the future and to push the family to take action before the situation gets completely out of control [/quote]

No. The school has a legal obligation to identify and evaluate children with suspected disabilities. The law is quite clear on this. But 9/10 they don’t. [/quote]

The school cannot evaluate a child without the parents permission. The school cannot suggest an evaluation until they have enough data. The school is reaching out to the parents regularly hoping that the parents will ask for a meeting where they can then discuss the option of an evaluation.

The parents know that there is an issue, the kid is already in therapy. If there is not a diagnosis and the kid is in therapy, then the parents are being obtuse in not pursuing a diagnosis or asking the school to evaluate the kid.

My cousins kid was getting all sorts of calls about behavior in preschool. The teachers were telling her that something was wrong but couldn't say "get your kid tested, something is wrong" because they are not allowed to diagnose. The child was removed from every preschool they attended. It was in K when the school was calling and my cousin asked for a meeting to discuss things that the school recommended the kid be evaluated. He was and was diagnosed with autism. That is when it kicked in for my cousin that everything that the preschool teachers had been saying was a nudge to get him tested earlier but that they couldn't directly say that.

It is going to be a long year if the parents wait for the school to have the data they need to call for an evaluation. If the parents, email and ask for a meeting to discuss getting an evaluation then things will go faster. The school is doing what they legally have to do before forcing the issue so that they have the data to prevent a lawsuit if the parents object to testing.

Part of the problem with school today is that parents depend on the school too much when there is something going wrong. The OP knows that there is an issue and does not mention meetings with the teacher and staff to figure out what is going on. I would have called for a conference the first time there was an elopement issue or after the first couple of reports of my kid shutting down. The OP leaves a detailed list of what is happening but never mentions meeting with the school. That is on her. 
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