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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 129289" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>It has always been my understanding that in Judaism a high premium is placed on supporting one another. While I can understand that private schools (any religion) do NOT want to be a dumping ground for special needs kids, I do feel this policy is discriminatory. Not against Jews, but against disability.</p><p></p><p>Can they do it? I don't know. It would depend on the laws in that area, it would depend on where they get their funding (and what conditions have been placed on that funding). If you really wanted to make waves, find out who is on the board, also find out where they get their funding (previous years' prospectuses, plus the financial records should be an open book to a parent of students) and maybe approach the funding bodies (or find out what their policies are in regards to this sort of discrimination).</p><p></p><p>But before you make BIG waves, consider - do you want your son to remain there, after you've annoyed them all by creating a huge fuss?</p><p></p><p>I'm with the others - pull your son out. At least for now. Home school him for a while maybe, until you can get him more stable on medications. All this chopping and changing isn't going to make him easier to manage at the school. And it's (hopefully) going to make people feel a bit guilty, at what they have forced on to you. I hear you abut public school - I don't know enough about your area, we have public schools here that can be very small. It's got to be cheaper for you, he may even do better. But leave your daughter where she is happy. This also keeps your connections in with the school, should the picture change. You could always suggest that he could go back when they can afford it, when more funding becomes available. "When the school has saved up enough from its budget".</p><p></p><p>And Snowie is right in this - in Australia, this would be actionable for any school receiving Federal or State funding. And that is just about every school in the country, even the 'fringe' ones, which I won't mention by name - just believe me when I tell you EVERY school gets some form of funding, even those groups which eschew all electronic communication, all contact or commerce with non-believers, all curriculum material which is not provided by their own organisation and skewed to their own restrictive views - yes, even them. Certainly all Jewish schools in Australia are government subsidised. I'm not Jewish but I've known a few of those schools well, I've known teachers and students there, talked to them a lot about how they handle disability. I've never heard of policy like this.</p><p></p><p>So for us Down Under, we have the security of knowing that we can ALWAYS take action for discrimination against our kids. But again, it leaves us with the need to find another school - it's very much crossing the Rubicon to take legal action.</p><p></p><p>I hope you can get some answers, maybe from the Board or the funding bodies. Discreet enquiries shouldn't ruffle feathers in any way and MAY open a door or two for you.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 129289, member: 1991"] It has always been my understanding that in Judaism a high premium is placed on supporting one another. While I can understand that private schools (any religion) do NOT want to be a dumping ground for special needs kids, I do feel this policy is discriminatory. Not against Jews, but against disability. Can they do it? I don't know. It would depend on the laws in that area, it would depend on where they get their funding (and what conditions have been placed on that funding). If you really wanted to make waves, find out who is on the board, also find out where they get their funding (previous years' prospectuses, plus the financial records should be an open book to a parent of students) and maybe approach the funding bodies (or find out what their policies are in regards to this sort of discrimination). But before you make BIG waves, consider - do you want your son to remain there, after you've annoyed them all by creating a huge fuss? I'm with the others - pull your son out. At least for now. Home school him for a while maybe, until you can get him more stable on medications. All this chopping and changing isn't going to make him easier to manage at the school. And it's (hopefully) going to make people feel a bit guilty, at what they have forced on to you. I hear you abut public school - I don't know enough about your area, we have public schools here that can be very small. It's got to be cheaper for you, he may even do better. But leave your daughter where she is happy. This also keeps your connections in with the school, should the picture change. You could always suggest that he could go back when they can afford it, when more funding becomes available. "When the school has saved up enough from its budget". And Snowie is right in this - in Australia, this would be actionable for any school receiving Federal or State funding. And that is just about every school in the country, even the 'fringe' ones, which I won't mention by name - just believe me when I tell you EVERY school gets some form of funding, even those groups which eschew all electronic communication, all contact or commerce with non-believers, all curriculum material which is not provided by their own organisation and skewed to their own restrictive views - yes, even them. Certainly all Jewish schools in Australia are government subsidised. I'm not Jewish but I've known a few of those schools well, I've known teachers and students there, talked to them a lot about how they handle disability. I've never heard of policy like this. So for us Down Under, we have the security of knowing that we can ALWAYS take action for discrimination against our kids. But again, it leaves us with the need to find another school - it's very much crossing the Rubicon to take legal action. I hope you can get some answers, maybe from the Board or the funding bodies. Discreet enquiries shouldn't ruffle feathers in any way and MAY open a door or two for you. Good luck. Marg [/QUOTE]
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