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Is there any laws/bills re: children with mental disabilities?
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<blockquote data-quote="jal" data-source="post: 199540" data-attributes="member: 3477"><p>It is insanity, but it all comes down to one thing...MONEY. They fight you and challenge you because if they granted every IEP that crossed their desks the SD's would be broke. If they grant the IEP then they have to hire extra staff, pay for testing/evaluations, possibly out of district placements and transportation. That alone can cost a school district $25,000-$35,000 a year.</p><p></p><p>I have to say though that I haven't encountered the hostility, the run arounds, the insanity that most of the folks here have with their schools. I started with them when my difficult child was 3.5 and they "evaluated" him and said he didn't have a problem. I kept up with them every six months or so. By the time we got to Kindergarten they knew to watch for him and not even 1 month into school I got an IEP and a one on one para for my son, which meant they had to go out and hire another for the class ($). Then later came the behavioral functional assessment (more $). Then came the summer I went back to them and asked for a para to accompany my kid to summer daycare - they actually gave it to (even more $). Now my difficult child can't even function mainstream in a first grade classroom and we are waiting enrollment in an out of district placement for kids with-emotional/behavioral issues. Now that means they have to transport him from our home daily and pay the school a tuition.</p><p></p><p>I never thought is would come this far, I always thought he'd be able to function mainstream, but I do believe they tried, they aren't just writing him off. They gave us so much in terms of support and specialists and they adhered to every letter of the IEP. I am fortunate, I know, because I read others struggles here and I know of friends who have problems too (they are not in the same SD). </p><p></p><p>But my true believe why all the grief is it comes down to not wanting to spend that money. I do know that my son's elem school has 3 others already placed out of district and are footing the bill.</p><p></p><p>I am sorry it has been such a struggle for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jal, post: 199540, member: 3477"] It is insanity, but it all comes down to one thing...MONEY. They fight you and challenge you because if they granted every IEP that crossed their desks the SD's would be broke. If they grant the IEP then they have to hire extra staff, pay for testing/evaluations, possibly out of district placements and transportation. That alone can cost a school district $25,000-$35,000 a year. I have to say though that I haven't encountered the hostility, the run arounds, the insanity that most of the folks here have with their schools. I started with them when my difficult child was 3.5 and they "evaluated" him and said he didn't have a problem. I kept up with them every six months or so. By the time we got to Kindergarten they knew to watch for him and not even 1 month into school I got an IEP and a one on one para for my son, which meant they had to go out and hire another for the class ($). Then later came the behavioral functional assessment (more $). Then came the summer I went back to them and asked for a para to accompany my kid to summer daycare - they actually gave it to (even more $). Now my difficult child can't even function mainstream in a first grade classroom and we are waiting enrollment in an out of district placement for kids with-emotional/behavioral issues. Now that means they have to transport him from our home daily and pay the school a tuition. I never thought is would come this far, I always thought he'd be able to function mainstream, but I do believe they tried, they aren't just writing him off. They gave us so much in terms of support and specialists and they adhered to every letter of the IEP. I am fortunate, I know, because I read others struggles here and I know of friends who have problems too (they are not in the same SD). But my true believe why all the grief is it comes down to not wanting to spend that money. I do know that my son's elem school has 3 others already placed out of district and are footing the bill. I am sorry it has been such a struggle for you. [/QUOTE]
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