So what it seems like you want us to believe is a parent can call up the state office and say “My son is Disabled because he is having a tough time in school and is doing drugs so I would like him classified as a “Special needs “student and received services from the state.
No one has said anything to this affect. Pay closer attention.
Do you think the state would just say okay? Or do you think he would need to be evaluated and determined to be special needs by the state he is in?
Of course. Who has said otherwise? Stay focused Cindy, ha, ha, ha.
We can all say our kids are special needs kids, but the state needs to approve every case and the parents need to apply for this status thru the DOE or Early intervention.
How many of those kids are at ASR is unknown. What we do know is that Massachusettes has stated that ASR is set up to be treating such kids.
The point I have been trying to get across is the state that the child lives in determines if the child is a “special needs” student. They need to be classified as such and placed within the system…..some boarding school in another state cant classify kids as special needs for the state only the state can do this. I may have a child that fits the special needs definition but choose not to have him classified, so therefore he fits the definition but is not, by law, a “Special needs” student.
Yet ASR continues to provide services for special needs kids. It doesnt matter if theyve been deemed as such. When EEC goes in theyre going to be able to determine for themselves how many of these kids actually qualify as special needs. If that number is greater than 30% (which it will be) then ASR will be forced to apply for licensure.
ASR’s definition and the states definition can be completely different.
Actually the state's authority supercedes the imaginary autonomy that ASR believes it has. When the state reps come in it's going to break down one of two ways.
1. They're going to come and find all these kids who meet the definition of "special needs" and force ASR to become properly licensed. My money's on this one.
2. They're going to come and find the kids don't meet the definition of special needs and then wonder why the school is providing special needs services to kids who clearly dont need it. At which point they'll force ASR to become properly licensed.
Sorry if this makes you mad Cindy but it's the reality of the situation. Get used to it, ha, ha ,ha.