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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I agree with the poster about resources. We are also spending a tremendous amount of money that insurance doesn't pick up for us. The schools think that just because we do these services, and that our child hasn't completely bombed out, that we shouldn't get these services from the school. But the money we are spending is a huge burden on us. I sometimes feel that the school administrators think it's easy for us to come up with this money. We are constantly on the edge financially bc of the expenses we have to deal with. If school would help more, maybe we wouldn't be almost drowning in debt!

I'm the PP you are referring to us. I remember at one meeting telling the principals that DD probably WOULD fail if we stopped all of the resources we provide (and then they'd have to provide an IEP), but I wasn't willing to put her through that. Basically, what we were providing was keeping her from needing an IEP. The principal had the nerve to say to me, "Isn't it nice that you can afford to do that for her?"[/quote]

Different poster here - we have the same issue.  I tell them 'I'm screwed if I do, screwed if I don't'.  If I do it, DS makes progress and requires less intensive services thru the IEP.  If I don't do it, he fails and by the time the IEP is amended his self-confidence and attitude take a severe hit.  I'm not willing to let him fail (again) so I shell out.  It sucks.[/quote]

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