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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]If a child has a disability that requires private placement at a special needs school, it makes no sense that his/her parents would send them to a school like BASIS in the first place and expect that they will be "fine" using a modified curriculum and "accommodated".
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Yes, it's true.  OSSE pays the tuition for private placements not the charter.  The child is still considered a student of the charter school even while attending the private SN school.[/quote]

Are you serious?  Are you confused about the concept of public education?  Or are you just willfully stupid?[/quote]

Yes, I'm serious.  Stop being so purposely obtuse.  If your child is not at grade level in all subjects, you don't send them to a school like BASIS and expect them to accommodate and remediate whether or not they have an IEP.  Have some common sense.  To purposely choose a school that is a BAD fit and then argue that they should be accommodated b/c everyone is entitled to a public education is ridiculous.[/quote]

It isn't obtuse - purposely or not - to insist that public schools follow the law.  Basis isn't allowed to cherry-pick.  Period.  If you want a private school for your child, then pay for one.  Or apply to an application-based HS in DC.  Don't expect a public school to be allowed to break the law just because you like it.[/quote]

Application-based high schools are nowhere near the level of private high schools, nor near where BASIS wants to be. BASIS can't cherry-pick, but families shouldn't pick BASIS just because it's "better" than an abysmal DCPS. This undermines the point of charters snd should be called out.[/quote]

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