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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - she does not have to reveal her LD to the panel at all. state her reasoning, however strange/stupid it may sound to fellow 8th graders. i honestly don't think one needs to have any LD to use the same reasoning as your DD's. we all make bad decisions under pressure.[/quote]

OP, I agree that your child should NOT have to reveal her LD to the peer review panel.

But I am really not clear that her LD was the reason she thought it was OK to bring in the wrong calculator and just not use the forbidden functions.  Honestly that is a mistake MANY 8th graders might make.   They are still kids.  They are young and can be foolish.

If you decide that the LD IS relevant to the incident, I think the best you can do is write a letter to the principal, explaining that your daughter has an LD and that you do not think it is appropriate for her to have to reveal this fact to her peers, who are minors and not educational professionals.   You expect the staff to keep her private details private and not let them get spread around through the school.  You appreciate that the principal believes the minor children selected for peer review will be discrete, but as he or she well knows, kids are kids, and can be foolish, even the best, most mature of kids.

I don't think you do have any rights, though, at a private school, beyond asking for compassion and understanding.   It's a shame, but people choose private schools for many reasons and one of them is the fact that they DON'T have to follow the same rules public schools do.   That works fine until it is your child who needs protection.
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