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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 420376" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>We already have agreement on extended school year services being appropriate. The problem with getting the district to pay for a structured setting like a NPS (non-public school) is that his attendance is a key issue. If he's only going to show up part of the day every day, it's hard to push the district to pay $100+ a day to place him in that kind of program for the summer. While I think it might be helpful for him, I'm also a tax payer in a school district on the brink financially and want to be responsible in my use of services. Going to due process would take far too long and really I don't think that's what is needed. I think if I brought a solid idea to the IEP team that didn't cost an arm and a leg and there was a way for the Special Education people to pay for it - the team would go for it.</p><p></p><p>I guess I put it out on the general board because I was wondering what other people have found works for their kids who are anxious and want to just sit home all day. It's hard to find a place for him to volunteer much because of his age. Here it's nearly impossible to volunteer until you're 16 unless your parent is the primary volunteer and supervises you. I have explored that quite a bit actually.</p><p></p><p>Although the idea of creating our own comparative religions experience is intriguing, we have a policy of not supporting or being involved in organizations that object to our family's very existence or that have a really lousy track record for involving/supporting people with mental illness. That would include the Salvation Army and most of the organized religious groups. We have been active church-goers in the past but after a series of traumatizing experiences at several different churches/denominations we have stopped doing that. I doubt my partner or I will ever step into a church except for a wedding or funeral again. Regardless of how "welcoming" they say they are. You only have to kick us three or four times before we stop coming back for another kicking. Ick. Sorry to dump that on you guys but if I told you some of the stuff we've - and more to the point our kids - have been subjected to you would probably be at least as upset as we were.</p><p></p><p>I'll keep plugging away here looking for something.</p><p></p><p>All the best,</p><p></p><p>Patricia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 420376, member: 7948"] We already have agreement on extended school year services being appropriate. The problem with getting the district to pay for a structured setting like a NPS (non-public school) is that his attendance is a key issue. If he's only going to show up part of the day every day, it's hard to push the district to pay $100+ a day to place him in that kind of program for the summer. While I think it might be helpful for him, I'm also a tax payer in a school district on the brink financially and want to be responsible in my use of services. Going to due process would take far too long and really I don't think that's what is needed. I think if I brought a solid idea to the IEP team that didn't cost an arm and a leg and there was a way for the Special Education people to pay for it - the team would go for it. I guess I put it out on the general board because I was wondering what other people have found works for their kids who are anxious and want to just sit home all day. It's hard to find a place for him to volunteer much because of his age. Here it's nearly impossible to volunteer until you're 16 unless your parent is the primary volunteer and supervises you. I have explored that quite a bit actually. Although the idea of creating our own comparative religions experience is intriguing, we have a policy of not supporting or being involved in organizations that object to our family's very existence or that have a really lousy track record for involving/supporting people with mental illness. That would include the Salvation Army and most of the organized religious groups. We have been active church-goers in the past but after a series of traumatizing experiences at several different churches/denominations we have stopped doing that. I doubt my partner or I will ever step into a church except for a wedding or funeral again. Regardless of how "welcoming" they say they are. You only have to kick us three or four times before we stop coming back for another kicking. Ick. Sorry to dump that on you guys but if I told you some of the stuff we've - and more to the point our kids - have been subjected to you would probably be at least as upset as we were. I'll keep plugging away here looking for something. All the best, Patricia [/QUOTE]
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