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ljbouchard
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09 Oct 2006, 3:22 pm

You have to be able to jump through many hoops to get to the point where you can sue a school district in Federal court and even they, you are not guarenteed sucess. The court decision books are full of cases where the parents were denied money.

Even the short circuit procedure requires the parent to jump through some hoops. In one case I know, it was used after the parent requested a due process hearing, the school district decided to ignore the request, and the state did nothing to enforce the law. In fact, that particular district decided to ignore a federal court order too so ....


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09 Oct 2006, 8:43 pm

We were in a similar situation last year and realized we didn't really want him to go back there anyway. Think about how he's been treated and then think about how he will be treated even if you do win.

Your post stated something about "maths" - what country are you in? I'm in the USA and our laws differ from those of other countries.

But you might want to let them expel your son and then use that as a chance to really get to know him and find out how he learns. You might even realize that he may not need that school. There is someone near us that has her local school district pay for her son's schooling at a residential school just for kids on the Spectrum. There are others that have gone the homeschool route. It's only the school administration that makes you think you must toe their line or else. Expulsion could be the best thing that ever happened to your child. It's all in how you proceed from here.