[Mdpobc] School placement told if I want a classroom aid DD has to go to a special school

[Kyle Richmond]

Hi Lauren:
I'm a mom who has dealt with the school system quite a bit.  My son is now going into 12 th grade.  In order to help you, first a few questions:
1)  What reason did the school system give you for why your daughter cannot have an instructional assistant with her at your local school?  (There are many kids with all sorts of disabilities who have instructional assistants in all public schools.)
2)  Have you mentioned at an IEP meeting that Joli is entitled, under federal law, to be educated in her "least restrictive environment?"
3) Is the school system suggesting that just because Joli is blind, that she should be placed in a special education classroom with all special ed kids, all day, and not "mainstreamed" in a regular classroom?  Because this does not sound right...... (just trying to figure out what is going on here!)
3)  What grade is she in and how long have you lived in this county?
If you want to email me directly my email is:  Krichmond at verizon.net. and I would be happy to talk to you on the phone at any time.
Jill Richmond

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: L W 
  To: mdpobc at nfbnet.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:45 PM
  Subject: [Mdpobc] School placement told if I want a classroom aid DD has to go to a special school


        Help needed Please.  Registered the girls for school today and was told if I wanted Joli to have a classroom aid she would have to go to the school with a special education unit because if the local school that Joli would normally attend can't meet Joli's needs they will sent her to the school with special ed needs center. Can they legally do that? The school with the special ed center is the school with the worst academic record in our area, and we bought this house because the school it feeds into is so good. So it would make me angry if J couldnt even go there. Also it would mean she and Sally would be going to different schools. Mama not happy! Anybody know how I can get Joli the services she needs without sending away from her local school? For those that don't know Joli is legally blind and has dyslexia. We are in Carroll County Maryland.

        Thanks,

        Lauren
       




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