Thank you. I keep hearing that the school can't refuse to evaluate, but my school district (very large and well-known) has in its written policy (I found the documents online) that they don't have to do an evaluation if they don't think the child needs it. As far as I know, if your request is denied, you have to go to the next step, which involves a hearing, which most people probably can't handle without an advocate. If you can't afford an advocate, it seems to me you are pretty much screwed.
