Boarding school? Smart, verbal kid with borderline NVLD (not diagnosable) issues

happymomof1
Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:28:17 +0000

In some (rare) cases, a local public school district can be required to pay for a private boarding school if it can be demonstrated that the public school district cannot provide an appropriate educational environment. It is my understanding that the paperwork involved usually takes years. Rather than spend years pursuing this issue with our local school district, some of my friends opted to send their son to private schools on their own. Mom went back to work full-time in a better paying job and to took all of the overtime hours that she could. Her paycheck went to pay for the private school from grades 4 through 8, and then an LD boarding school for grades 9 through 12 plus a “post-grad” year. Dad’s job supported the family.

I fear that in your case, there are no easy answers.

Wishing you all the very best.