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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 27730" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>SchPsych,</p><p></p><p>I responded to your other thread first.</p><p></p><p>I agree with some of your assertions--others perhaps not, but it does not matter. We are all stuck with the law as it is currently written an interpreted through case law. I think it is a fair statement to say that in the history of Special Education, the children with the most educated (and affluent) parents have gotten the best educational services. We cannot make everyone affluent here in our little corner of the EBD world, but we can try to level the playing field so that parents have access to knowledge that will allow them to be effective advocates for their children OR work more effectively with their on-site advocate or attorney if they have one.</p><p></p><p>I am a professional in the field but came to this board as a parent. My child was unjustly deprived of FAPE and his life was put at risk despite all I know about Special Education. law. If that can happen to me, what will happen to the average parent who trusts that professionals will serve their difficult child's well? We bailed out of the public system and provided our son with a private therapeutic boarding school education and then a private day high school. Not everyone can do that and no one should HAVE to. I do not have a "thing" vs public education. My easy child graduated from a public high school and ex-difficult child made it through 8 grades before disaster struck.</p><p></p><p>I am not the only professional who feels this way. Craig Fiedler, author of <em>Making a Difference: Advocacy Competencies for Special Education Professionals</em>, states openly that his severely disabled daughter received the public Special Education service she did because he is an attorney and his wife is a special educator. It is a matter of social justice that the law work the same for everyone; that requires knowledge because, unfortunately, the squeaky wheel still gets the grease.</p><p></p><p>Would you mind preparing a signature? That way, you will not keep having to explain who you are.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 27730, member: 284"] SchPsych, I responded to your other thread first. I agree with some of your assertions--others perhaps not, but it does not matter. We are all stuck with the law as it is currently written an interpreted through case law. I think it is a fair statement to say that in the history of Special Education, the children with the most educated (and affluent) parents have gotten the best educational services. We cannot make everyone affluent here in our little corner of the EBD world, but we can try to level the playing field so that parents have access to knowledge that will allow them to be effective advocates for their children OR work more effectively with their on-site advocate or attorney if they have one. I am a professional in the field but came to this board as a parent. My child was unjustly deprived of FAPE and his life was put at risk despite all I know about Special Education. law. If that can happen to me, what will happen to the average parent who trusts that professionals will serve their difficult child's well? We bailed out of the public system and provided our son with a private therapeutic boarding school education and then a private day high school. Not everyone can do that and no one should HAVE to. I do not have a "thing" vs public education. My easy child graduated from a public high school and ex-difficult child made it through 8 grades before disaster struck. I am not the only professional who feels this way. Craig Fiedler, author of [i]Making a Difference: Advocacy Competencies for Special Education Professionals[/i], states openly that his severely disabled daughter received the public Special Education service she did because he is an attorney and his wife is a special educator. It is a matter of social justice that the law work the same for everyone; that requires knowledge because, unfortunately, the squeaky wheel still gets the grease. Would you mind preparing a signature? That way, you will not keep having to explain who you are. Martie [/QUOTE]
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