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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For PP who said you’ve been done this road but not counseled out what did you end up doing?[/quote]

We stayed the whole way K-8, but there were several pretty rough years when the school called us in for frequent meetings, we made “plans” with the learning specialist to address issues, hired aides/tutors/specialists to appease the school (child had a shadow for a little while in early elementary), etc. Other families we knew were counseled out and I always felt we were borderline. It was intensely stressful and isolating.

The reason we didn’t leave is I couldn’t identify another school I thought was a good fit and the kid in question wasn’t the only kid we had at the school. But in retrospect I don’t know if it was the right thing.

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We are in this position now and wondering if we should just leave. We’ve done everything the school has asked and our child loves their friends. We feel isolated and as if everyone hates us and wish we weren’t there. We have other children at the school too. It would be an easy decision if our child wanted to leave . We don’t know what to do. [/quote]

I'm the K-8 poster from above. My heart goes out to you, and I mean that sincerely. The level of stress I remember was unreal - and the calls from the school during the workday were the worst.

I don't think there's a great answer. It depends what your other options are. For my kid (complex profile) I felt like there was no "good" school option, that OK/middling was the best I was going to find for him. But it was like a C- experience a lot of the time.

It def gets harder as they get older and the friendships are more established. good luck![/quote]

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