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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^so sue DCPS, genius.  First you have to figure out under what law you'll bring the suit...  Here's a hint, not IDEA.[/quote]

Why is this continuously about IDEA?  The point of the OP wasn't that IDEA was the panacea -- it was that we should be looking at G&T kids as being needy, in a sense similar to how IDEA students are needy.  Not necessarily to the same degree -- [b]G&T kids aren't being taught to care for basic human needs like feeding and dressing.[/b]  The argument is that all kids deserve an education provided by DCPS, not just the majority.

IDEA was a concept that was thrown out as a means to an end.  Maybe it isn't the best one.  So, what is the real issue?  It looks like the issue is that a lot of people see "G&T" as already being privileged, and undeserving of additional service.  Others see them as having unmet needs.  So, which is it?  Once we know where we stand, it's easier to make a call.[/quote]

IDEA was used for Special Needs kids to get around the fact that DCPS was an under performing school system that served no one and served SN kids the worst of all.  But there is no equivalent law for kids without disabilities.  FAPE, IEPs, and IDEA does not apply to non disabled kids.  If you want a G&T program in DC, you can:  
1.  pass a law similar to IDEA for non-disabled kids. 
2.  get high IQs recognized as a disability (I'm laughing just typing that)
3.  find a solution through political action

Also, if your G&T kid is having problems with "basic human needs like feeding and dressing", it's probably a good idea to get him or her evaluated.

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Um, it said G&T kids do NOT need such things, but instead have other needs.  I'm not agreeing or disagreeing, just mentioning that you didn't read it very well.[/quote]

+1.  My point (it was my post) was that these kids are clearly NOT disabled.  I was asking, are these kids "special needs?"  People confuse the two, and I think sometimes deliberately.  It really obfuscates the issue, which is that there is a group of children who will never be taught by DCPS, because they are considered "excessively privileged" already.  Many of these kids' families cannot afford to take the measures necessary to care for their educational needs, so the kids just ride along on their own.  Some succeed, some don't.

Their numbers are very small, so they have no real political clout.  They have no "disability" status, so they have no real legal clout.  While IDEA itself may be the wrong choice of programs, there is no sound reason to go about shooting down proposals because they were slightly misdirected.  Instead, it makes a whole lot more sense to understand what we can, so that we can redirect those proposals more productively.[/quote]

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