[blindkid] LRE~School Choice

[Susan Harper]

>From Connecticut.
Blessings,
Sue H.

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Stacy Lemmon <slemmonrn at spotlight-music.com
> wrote:

> Thank you Richard your input was great. We have an IEP, have had one since
> EI.  Adison is dually enrolled at the Catholic School AND through the local
> Public School. We were required by the school district to do this in order
> to secure vision services. Per them, they "did not want to set a precedent"
> and all services, vision support and O&M were to be done at the public
> school. I take her there 2x weekly.  Our school lets out 1 1/2 hours prior
> to the public school.  We love our school, teacher, etc.The school district
> refuses to let the vision support even step foot on the Catholic school
> property. The Catholic school has been more than accommodative and welcoming
> to us...we are the first child with a disability that they supposedly have
> ever had...hard to believe, but anyways.  the current situation is that we
> are re-opening her IEP because of the crappy services we are receiving.
> Clearly she needs support in the classroom of the school she is attending.
>  It appears we have been forced to go public...Adison will be devestated
> with the transition.  She has been with most of these kids for almost 3
> years. Not to mention she has been at the same school. However, up until
> 'the age of beginners' the vision teacher was in her preschool classroom.
>  We are going to try to insist on a smaller school in the district.
>
> Keep the advice coming!!
>
> Sue~where are you from?
>
>
> Stacy
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