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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I agree that all schools should not be forced to accommodate if they have special accelerated programs that cannot function with accommodations.[/b] IDEA gives you the right to an equal education in general, not at a specific school or program.

That said, if the Feds are investigating I bet they have some serious evidence. Like a document or witness discussing getting rid of IEP students.[/quote]

But what you need to understand is that each charter school is its own "school system."  And by law, [b]each public school system MUST provide a free and appropriate education[/b] to its students whether or not they have an IEP.  [i]BASIS is a both a school AND a school system[/i].  Two Rivers is its own school system with a middle and lower school within. Latin is its own school system with one school within it.  Capital City is its own school system with an upper, middle and lower school within it.  And DCPS is a school system.  It has many, many schools within it.  Fairfax County Public Schools is a system that has about 200 schools in it. All of these public school systems have to provide for their students.  If they can't, then they are responsible for contracting out to a school that can.

So no, it's not okay that BASIS [i]as a school system[/i] accept public money and but not have to comply with the rules that every single school system has to comply with.  If you don't want to teach students with special education needs, then become a private school and take no public funding. Or take the public funding and hire staff to provide the education. Or take the public funding and contract out to another school where the child can be educated.   [/quote]

Stop right there.

That statement is an utter and complete nonsense.  They are most certainly NOT a "school system".  They are PART of a school system - which includes DCPS and DC Public Charters.  They are just one among dozens and dozens of schools in the system that any prospective student in DC can pick from, each having it's own strengths, weaknesses and specializations.[/quote]

No, they aren't.  BASIS has chosen to operate as it's own Local Education Authority.  That makes them a school district.  A small one, for sure, but no smaller than many districts in rural parts of this country.  Like those small rural districts BASIS has an obligation to serve all the students who come through it's doors.[/quote]

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