[blindkid] Fwd: Information Needed : San Jose Vision Services

Thu May 16 02:07:54 UTC 2013

I am wondering if they are talking about a placement in a private school in
a situation   like Perkins School for the Blind which is not a public
school but private . Its contracted by LEAs .  Special needs students
should be integrated into the child's local school as much as possible. I
would be very concerned about  a district that sent all of its special
needs students out of district.  Its a little disturbing that any district
would have by policy sent its special education population.  I guess I
would  need more information to understand the original poster.

On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 6:51 PM, Richard Holloway <rholloway at gopbc.org>wrote:

> If I'm not misreading the previous posts, I believe the original message
> indicated the PUBLIC school would only support special needs students, in a
> typical classroom, by placing such students into PRIVATE school, presumably
> at the LEA's expense.
>
> I have heard of this solution in the past when parents have been
> unsatisfied with what was happening in the public school and it was offered
> at the parents discretion. I cannot imagine it would be a legal remedy
> unless all needs of the student, be they large print, braille, O&M, etc.,
> were being satisfactorily met. I'm not even certain it would be lawful as
> an exclusive remedy even if every need were met.
>
> This does not seem to comply with the spirit of FAPE at ALL. I personally
> can't see a problem if all needs are met AND parents are in agreement with
> the solution, but a Private school and a PUBLIC education are simply not
> the same thing, and if the private remedy is forced upon the parents, I
> suspect there could be a strong argument that anything that the private
> school does which the parents do not like could become a direct liability
> for the LEA (Local Education Authority-- generally the school district).
>
> I am by no means a legal expert. I suspect contacting a legal expert on
> the topic would be a good next step.
>
> Keep in mind that the school or LEA telling you something "is all they can
> offer" does not mean this is correct or legal. If they say this is all they
> can do and a parent accepts that, then from their perspective the problem
> is solved. The school district is the absolute last source from which you
> will want to get any legal advice...
>
> Good luck with this. I know it must be frustrating.
>
> Richard
>
>
>
> On May 15, 2013, at 1:51 PM, Bernadette Jacobs wrote:
>
> > On 5/14/13, Sanjay Choudhary <choudhary01 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> All,
> >> Our son Raghav Choudhary is 7th grade student who gets vision services
> in
> >> regular school in Howard county, Maryland. He has some vision in his one
> >> eye
> >> and he prefers to read large print(40 size fonts). I got a job in San
> Jose
> >> area and looking for  house in Evergreen School District in south San
> Jose.
> >> I talked to special education department in Evergreen school district
> and
> >> learned that they don't support students with special needs in regular
> >> classroom. They place students  in private school.
> >> Does anybody has any experience with private schools for special needs
> >> student in this area ?
> >>
> >> We will really appreciate if we get the student/parents perspective on
> >> special education services available in south San Jose area. This will
> help
> >> us make right decision.
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> Sanjay and Chitra
> >> 240-486-1245
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> > Good Afternoon:
> >
> > Unfortunately, my dear, this is a case where reality is going to be
> > woefully and brutally painful.
> >
> > Firstly, RE: print at 40-font?  sorry my friend, there is no such
> > thing in a textbook.  We had a public school try that same thing with
> > my daughter and the lowest she could get down to was 48-font.  They
> > started her at 72 until I went in with barrels blazing and told them
> > to wake up and smell the coffee, (reality)!  Furthermore, if his
> > vision changes, and he doesn't learn Braille now, as he should have
> > learned it long ago, That poor baby is going to want to learn to start
> > digging!  I had a very close friend go through that very thing.  She
> > read large print all the way through school and college.  One morning,
> > she woke up and it was all gone...
> >
> > Your dear son is blind, just like my two children are and I have
> > simply loved them for what and who they are.  Blindness is really Okay
> > my friend!  I'm totally blind myself.  And, ya know what, it was my
> > very own mother some 50 years ago who began pushing Braille for me as
> > well.  I learned to appreciate it so much that I really had a blast
> > reading it under the covers at night with the lights off.  Read many a
> > book that way.  Didn't have to worry about eye strain, headaches, or
> > any of it!!  It was great!!
> >
> > Now, onto the next item of business here.  You're actually writing to
> > me just in time to register for any one of our summer buddy programs.
> >
> > Unfortunately, as for private schools,  the school district isn't
> > obligated to accomodate for special needs for private schools:
> > Braille, large print, cane travel, or anything else for that matter
> > because they don't receive state/Federal funding.  Unfortunately,
> > honey, that's the reality of it.  I urge you, however, to keep in
> > touch on the list here.  There are folks here who have done some
> > absolutely amazing things.
> >
> > Bernie
> >
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