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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 129257" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It sounds like a bogus, but profitable, policy. They may well have had it for a long time. They may feel that it serves all their students. It certainly is NOT what I would expect from any religious school that is trying to live up to the standards set forth in the 10 Commandments or any other message from God.</p><p> </p><p>Are you 100&#37; sure they receive NO funding from any form of government? Even tax-exempt status?? You might, just might, be able to fight based on funding being given by tax exempt status. Not sure on that. But from what I have learned, it is very very rare for a school to have NO funding from govt sources on any level.</p><p> </p><p>What happens if you ask whatever body governs/supports your faith? (as a Catholic it would be ask the Bishop, but not sure what the governing body is for your faith, please pardon my ignorance.) </p><p> </p><p>What happens if you write a letter to the editor or get a newspaper writer to do a story about this discrimination?? Not sure you would be able to, but it might be worth it to try?</p><p> </p><p>Personally, I agree with meowbunny. Scary as it may sound, put your difficult child in public school and leave your daughter with her friends. daughter has enough to handle being the sibling of a difficult child. Keeping her with her friends is important.</p><p> </p><p>We did a LOT of school searching and research, etc... when we lived in Ohio. There were a lot of options, and I wanted to make the right choice. I found, much to my huge surprise, that the Catholic schools simply were not good places to put a child with needs outside the norm. At the time we just figured we had an off-the-charts smart kid. Testing had only shown that much at the time. The school I attended finally had a teacher who was honest with me. She was one of MY teachers. She said that they just would NOT be able to meet my son's needs, the "gifted" program did not start for several years and would NOT be able to meet his needs/interests then. She said that as a teacher, having a child so far ahead would be impossible. Too many other demands, and they were required to teach the children all on one level. </p><p> </p><p>Not all private schools have these all-1-level requirements, but very few private schools have the resources to meet the special needs of a difficult child. Especially if they have NO public funding. They just can't. They may want to, though in your schools case it sounds like they have NO interest in meeting special needs of students, but even schools that want to just can't.</p><p> </p><p>Public schools HAVE to meet our difficult child's needs. There are laws that demand it (FAPE in LRE). And they get funding to help them do it. </p><p> </p><p>It really sounds like things will go downhill for your difficult child at that school. It sounds like they don't want to have him there. I don't want to think about what the next steps will be if you keep him there. If they have no public funding, they may not be required to do much that is positive, and may do/say some very negative things to him.</p><p> </p><p>I know it is a tough decision, but please at least look at/visit the public school in your area. ASK about their ability to meet your son's needs. And check a few other schools. You may be pleasantly surprised. (Crossing fingers).</p><p> </p><p>Hugs,</p><p> </p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 129257, member: 1233"] It sounds like a bogus, but profitable, policy. They may well have had it for a long time. They may feel that it serves all their students. It certainly is NOT what I would expect from any religious school that is trying to live up to the standards set forth in the 10 Commandments or any other message from God. Are you 100% sure they receive NO funding from any form of government? Even tax-exempt status?? You might, just might, be able to fight based on funding being given by tax exempt status. Not sure on that. But from what I have learned, it is very very rare for a school to have NO funding from govt sources on any level. What happens if you ask whatever body governs/supports your faith? (as a Catholic it would be ask the Bishop, but not sure what the governing body is for your faith, please pardon my ignorance.) What happens if you write a letter to the editor or get a newspaper writer to do a story about this discrimination?? Not sure you would be able to, but it might be worth it to try? Personally, I agree with meowbunny. Scary as it may sound, put your difficult child in public school and leave your daughter with her friends. daughter has enough to handle being the sibling of a difficult child. Keeping her with her friends is important. We did a LOT of school searching and research, etc... when we lived in Ohio. There were a lot of options, and I wanted to make the right choice. I found, much to my huge surprise, that the Catholic schools simply were not good places to put a child with needs outside the norm. At the time we just figured we had an off-the-charts smart kid. Testing had only shown that much at the time. The school I attended finally had a teacher who was honest with me. She was one of MY teachers. She said that they just would NOT be able to meet my son's needs, the "gifted" program did not start for several years and would NOT be able to meet his needs/interests then. She said that as a teacher, having a child so far ahead would be impossible. Too many other demands, and they were required to teach the children all on one level. Not all private schools have these all-1-level requirements, but very few private schools have the resources to meet the special needs of a difficult child. Especially if they have NO public funding. They just can't. They may want to, though in your schools case it sounds like they have NO interest in meeting special needs of students, but even schools that want to just can't. Public schools HAVE to meet our difficult child's needs. There are laws that demand it (FAPE in LRE). And they get funding to help them do it. It really sounds like things will go downhill for your difficult child at that school. It sounds like they don't want to have him there. I don't want to think about what the next steps will be if you keep him there. If they have no public funding, they may not be required to do much that is positive, and may do/say some very negative things to him. I know it is a tough decision, but please at least look at/visit the public school in your area. ASK about their ability to meet your son's needs. And check a few other schools. You may be pleasantly surprised. (Crossing fingers). Hugs, Susie [/QUOTE]
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