LD and Elite Colleges

aspiemom2
Fri, 08 May 2009 10:23:35 +0000

Shawbridge and Anonymom,
Since I am new to this thread, I will defer to your judgement on the Toadstool issue.

Shawbridge,
Thank you for your comments. I sent you a private message with more details about our situation. Looking for tips from the new Annie Sullivan. Congragulations to both you and your son for a successful outcome after, I am sure, so much hard work. I am sure you are more than proud of what your son has accomplished. May be hard act for your daughter to follow. My daughter is full of complaints on that score relating to son.

Anonymom,
You are right, I believe, that the withdrawal of supports by our school system is probably not legal. And I have told them I think it is inappropriate, repeatedly. Didn’t sign the last IEP over it. The bottom line is that we will have to litigate to get more support, and we don’t think we want to spend out time, money, and energy going that route. Am I angry about this? You bet! But, when it is all said and done, I have to figure out some way to get along with the SPED people. And to some extent, I am sympathetic to the reality that they have bigger fish to fry. I have worked in the schools and seen first-hand the many needy students out there whose parents don’t advocate for them like we do for our children. This situation puts teachers in a very difficult position.
That’s it for now.