Re: Ending Public Schools
Crap, I edit a post on aphone and a laptop and it does not come out.
"When the protections came in, we could at least have numerous mechanisms for ensuring that our educational experience remained consistent and did not waver because a teacher, an administrator, or superintendent felt it necessary to think otherwise. They still fight against our needs on a regular basis, but because of the legal rights, we at least have a shot in making sure we don't get shafted. In the private institutions, on a regular basis already, you have some students that get services and others that do not, and there's nothing to stop them from saying the student who received services are going away. Again, many of these services can be very cheap to provide, but they take up some time on the front end, or challenge a view of thinking, and then they are undermined to whatever extent they can be. I am in regular communication with people that represent families with children who have these disabilities, and this is what they regularly tell me. At least if they get shafted too much, they have the ability to go into a school where that is not a legal option to remove services. They are legally binding, and families can sue if it goes far enough.
Even in the public sector we had a school official that liked to disobey the law and have meetings that did not include the parents (required by law) regarding whether or not the student will receive services. Group A (the legal team) said student X will qualify for a disability and be enrolled in special education. Group B, created outside legal jurisdiction, without parental input, and only with certain members of Group A, concluded otherwise. Because of this, and this happened to numerous families, Group B's "findings" ruled the day, and the child was denied services. It took government audits to conclude that this was illegal and was told to stop. It did not stop entirely, and now this individual heads a department of special education at another private university in this state, pumping out more teachers and special educators throughout this state. Such a scenario is easily replicated in a private institution, where it might make a courtesy meeting with the parents, and then behind the scenes, work against what the first group discussed. The difference is that the family just has to deal with it if it is a private institution with no additional legal requirements.
I'm sorry, Mister, but these are people's tendencies, and they are throughout the organizations, state agencies, and numerous private entities. The law protects us, but we still have to go through hell to make sure the law stays enforced. Without the law, and the tendencies that are routinely shown come out in full force. That's not imagination, that's just daily life for us."
The personal attacks stop NOW, this is your one and only warning. 
