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<blockquote data-quote="Kjs" data-source="post: 33176"><p>There have been several charter schools opening in our area. Neighbor/friend sent her kids there the year it opened. difficult child and her daughter would of been in Kindergarden then. I looked into two of them, this is what I learned:</p><p></p><p>I asked the director if they have any counselors, special education available (now difficult child wasn't even in school yet). She told me No. i asked her what would happen if a child was in need of special services. I was told they do not have that. My response was many people do not realize there child has a Learning Disability (LD) until they begin school.</p><p></p><p>neighbor now has been working at the school for the past 5 years. No sports, no extra curricular activities. One class per grade..Personally speaking for me and my difficult child, that would never go over. If you have an issue with a teacher, you are stuck.</p><p>No library, they walk to the public library. No computers.</p><p>Heard neighbor talking with another mom from charter school. They had witnessed difficult child having a meltdown. Friend said, "lucky that kid doesn't go to OUR school. We'Learning Disability (LD) have to tie him up and beat him down!"</p><p>You have to apply on a lottery type situation to get in. They have 172 kids K-8. My son's middle school has over 1000. yet friend makes comments about how "good" her school is vs. the middle school. How good her kids are. I told her that her kids have NEVER went to school without her. Nobody is going to pick on them when MOM is there. And 172 kids TOTAL??? Anytime you get 1000 teenagers together you will have issues!!</p><p>According to her, they pretty much pick and choose who they let in, even though they shouldn't. This is a PUBLIC charter school.</p><p>Also learned that Charter schools do not have to have lisenced teachers. All do in our town, but they are not required to. So..do some checking regarding the charter schools.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kjs, post: 33176"] There have been several charter schools opening in our area. Neighbor/friend sent her kids there the year it opened. difficult child and her daughter would of been in Kindergarden then. I looked into two of them, this is what I learned: I asked the director if they have any counselors, special education available (now difficult child wasn't even in school yet). She told me No. i asked her what would happen if a child was in need of special services. I was told they do not have that. My response was many people do not realize there child has a Learning Disability (LD) until they begin school. neighbor now has been working at the school for the past 5 years. No sports, no extra curricular activities. One class per grade..Personally speaking for me and my difficult child, that would never go over. If you have an issue with a teacher, you are stuck. No library, they walk to the public library. No computers. Heard neighbor talking with another mom from charter school. They had witnessed difficult child having a meltdown. Friend said, "lucky that kid doesn't go to OUR school. We'Learning Disability (LD) have to tie him up and beat him down!" You have to apply on a lottery type situation to get in. They have 172 kids K-8. My son's middle school has over 1000. yet friend makes comments about how "good" her school is vs. the middle school. How good her kids are. I told her that her kids have NEVER went to school without her. Nobody is going to pick on them when MOM is there. And 172 kids TOTAL??? Anytime you get 1000 teenagers together you will have issues!! According to her, they pretty much pick and choose who they let in, even though they shouldn't. This is a PUBLIC charter school. Also learned that Charter schools do not have to have lisenced teachers. All do in our town, but they are not required to. So..do some checking regarding the charter schools. [/QUOTE]
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