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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 374085" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>There are times when I can be fairlt confrontational, in a polite way. This is one of those times I would be. I would be down at the school at drop-off time on day 1 and asking to see the SpEd or the principal or requesting a meeting NOW, as to why they were not ready for my child.</p><p></p><p>The law entitles him to equal access to education. So why does n=he not have equal access? The half days are themselves discriminatory, and should never have been allowed to continue. Here in Australia, a kid put on partial attendance is also catered for during the rest of the day if it is what his parents need.</p><p></p><p>Shari, they're trying a bluff manoeuvre. "This works, we've done it before, we can handle this kid as he's been handled up to now - we wing it and give him half days." </p><p></p><p>As long as you don't quote the law at them, they will keep doing what they can get away with.</p><p></p><p>If their response to your request for Wee to have equal access to education is to say, "Of course! Send him along, we'll put him in a mainstream classroom full-time, we don't need any provisions, that makes it all equal," you point to his diagnosis and the paperwork and point out that "equal access" means "taking the child's special needs into account and trying to level the playing field for him."</p><p></p><p>This is wrong. Unacceptable. And the class teacher isn't available? Then the class teacher has to take whatever provisions are put in place on her behalf.</p><p></p><p>Sorry, it won't wash.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 374085, member: 1991"] There are times when I can be fairlt confrontational, in a polite way. This is one of those times I would be. I would be down at the school at drop-off time on day 1 and asking to see the SpEd or the principal or requesting a meeting NOW, as to why they were not ready for my child. The law entitles him to equal access to education. So why does n=he not have equal access? The half days are themselves discriminatory, and should never have been allowed to continue. Here in Australia, a kid put on partial attendance is also catered for during the rest of the day if it is what his parents need. Shari, they're trying a bluff manoeuvre. "This works, we've done it before, we can handle this kid as he's been handled up to now - we wing it and give him half days." As long as you don't quote the law at them, they will keep doing what they can get away with. If their response to your request for Wee to have equal access to education is to say, "Of course! Send him along, we'll put him in a mainstream classroom full-time, we don't need any provisions, that makes it all equal," you point to his diagnosis and the paperwork and point out that "equal access" means "taking the child's special needs into account and trying to level the playing field for him." This is wrong. Unacceptable. And the class teacher isn't available? Then the class teacher has to take whatever provisions are put in place on her behalf. Sorry, it won't wash. Marg [/QUOTE]
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