Lean Production: Inside the war on public education

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51. Why an attorney would not know that every state has procedures of appeal

for special education I know not, but they do.

Here's just one:

http://www.mass.gov/anf/hearings-and-appeals/bureau-of-special-education-appeals-bsea/

EVERY child is entitled to a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment. That's not just an idea, that's the LAW, and a good one.

I have and have had many wheelchair, autistic, emotionally disturbed, blind, deaf, brain-damaged and other special cases in my mainstream classroom in three decades. We have aides who scribe for instance, for a senior student injured in a car accident last summer that left him in a wheelchair and deaf, with no lipreading or sign skills. The aide writes, he reads, writes, and speaks with no problems.

If you gave up without getting what your child needs, shame on you. If someone there stonewalled you and didn't tell you how to appeal, shame on them.

There is absolutely no reason why your child cannot be accomodated in the public schools in your area. Contact a specialized attorney or simply the state education agency where you reside. Please.