I'm still confused. It's just a form you fill out and your doctor signs. It's really not as hard as you're making it out to be. If the school is open for transfers and the doctor fills out the form and signs it, you're unlikely to be rejected. Just fill out the form, submit it, and go from there. I wouldn't escalate this unless or until the school says no.

You are going to spend a lot of money on an attorney. They will happily take thousands. Don’t do it. Just find a private school you like instead.

Or a cheaper option is to find a rental near a school you like and stay there a few nights each week. See, I said stay there, so don’t jump on me DCUM for suggesting residency fraud. That would be the cheapest option.

We put our kid in private school rather than hire an attorney for anything.

If there are reasons that the child should avoid certain school(s) for social-emotional reasons, like cyber bullying, harassment, or threats- then the medical provider can document that certain schools (including naming those s books) should be avoided.

It could help to bring an advocate when you request a meeting with the base school administration. You could also contact the school board and region principal to share details about the situation and the failure of FCPS in the situation. That could help to have higher authority involved to avoid certain schools.

OP. I've no idea of your purpose here. It sounds like you know the school you want your child to attend. That makes it a little more difficult.

You need to write down in bullet points the reasons you want a transfer to include the problems your child is having at the present school. Not liking the staff is not going to fly. You need to be specific.

As far as desiring your child to go to a specific school, you need to come up with why that particular school will be better.

Honestly, OP, if you insist on a particular school it will likely confuse the issue. If there is a particular program in that school, it might be helpful to try that angle.


And, OP, I doubt there is a parent posting here on DCUM that has never had some issue with a teacher or a school. Sometimes, you need to figure out a solution yourself that might improve things.

Anonymous wrote:I am looking at the process and it seems like a lot. Are there attorneys who can help with this? Putting together documentation from medical professionals and therapist.

Because they are probably tired of FCPS doing nothing for kids. OP is preparing for it to be a fight like everything else in this county.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh dear. This is the equivalent of a surgeon bringing a chainsaw to a delicate surgery. Dial it way down, OP.

If this is for social/emotional reasons, just get a note from the therapist. As another poster said, you do not get to choose which school. A social/emotional transfer is not about going to a particular school but about getting out of a school. There is no school choice in FCPS.

Not OP, but have you been down this path before? Have you successfully obtained a social/emotional transfer? If so, that would have been useful information to provide OP. If not, then your tone is really unwarranted.

I'm well-acquainted with them. Everything I posted was accurate. The "tone" that you seem to take offense to was about keeping it simple. A lawyer is absolutely unnecessary.

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear. This is the equivalent of a surgeon bringing a chainsaw to a delicate surgery. Dial it way down, OP.

If this is for social/emotional reasons, just get a note from the therapist. As another poster said, you do not get to choose which school. A social/emotional transfer is not about going to a particular school but about getting out of a school. There is no school choice in FCPS.

Not OP, but have you been down this path before? Have you successfully obtained a social/emotional transfer? If so, that would have been useful information to provide OP. If not, then your tone is really unwarranted.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear. This is the equivalent of a surgeon bringing a chainsaw to a delicate surgery. Dial it way down, OP.

If this is for social/emotional reasons, just get a note from the therapist. As another poster said, you do not get to choose which school. A social/emotional transfer is not about going to a particular school but about getting out of a school. There is no school choice in FCPS.

There should be choice because FCPS played a big part in creating the situation.

OP - I'm sorry that your family is going through this. I was going to go down this path but pulled my child out of FCPS instead. You may be able to engage an advocate rather than an attorney, but I agree that you want someone with experience doing this successfully. You may have some luck finding recommendations in some of the FCPS SEPTA group on Facebook.

Well there isn't.

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear. This is the equivalent of a surgeon bringing a chainsaw to a delicate surgery. Dial it way down, OP.

If this is for social/emotional reasons, just get a note from the therapist. As another poster said, you do not get to choose which school. A social/emotional transfer is not about going to a particular school but about getting out of a school. There is no school choice in FCPS.

There should be choice because FCPS played a big part in creating the situation.

Oh dear. This is the equivalent of a surgeon bringing a chainsaw to a delicate surgery. Dial it way down, OP.

If this is for social/emotional reasons, just get a note from the therapist. As another poster said, you do not get to choose which school. A social/emotional transfer is not about going to a particular school but about getting out of a school. There is no school choice in FCPS.

Your biggest issue would be trying to choose the school you want to attend. FCPS chooses and you accept.

Anonymous wrote:Why do you need an attorney? Why can't you just submit what your doctor gave you?

That might be fine, but if it’s anything like the RA process I went through with my federal employer, I don’t want to mess around with it. Doctors are doctors, not letter writers, and I wish to consult with someone familiar with this process who could provide insight and not just a doctor who might not be familiar with the intricacies of FCPS and ins and outs of what is required or helpful in these cases.

Why do you need an attorney? Why can't you just submit what your doctor gave you?

I am looking at the process and it seems like a lot. Are there attorneys who can help with this? Putting together documentation from medical professionals and therapist.