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Still the only hard facts posted on the subject:

1. ASR is classified by the state. They are classified as a "Special Education School".

2. ASR does not employ any licensed teachers nor any special educators, so they remain "unapproved" by the state.

3. ASR does not appear in the Mohawk Trails Regional School District's comprehensive review for 2007 which indicates their "partnership" with the district has ended in 2007.

4. ASR remains unaccredited and is legally barred by the state from issuing state sanctioned diplomas.

RB, they do have licensed therapists (social workers) who see the kids 1 hour per week.  

The problem is that the regular day staff provide the group sessions three times per week for roughly six to nine hours total and none of them are licensed.  

This is illegal, and it's a big problem, not only legally for ASR, but more importantly for the children who are subjected to forced therapy by completely uneducated and unlicensed staff who are exploring very painful and sensitive issues for these kids without any expertise.  

This could lead to disasterous consequences, as evidenced by several post-program suicides and hospitalizations.

RobertBruce:
So therapy is in fact being practiced by unlicensed unqualified people.

Major selling point there Cindy, why havent you mentioned it before you scamp?

I just heard back from the EEC, the person that I spoke with is waiting to hear back from their legal department regarding a number of issues. As soon as he forwards that onto me I will of course share the information. He said in the meantime that one possible route for us to take in getting the ball rolling is to get ahold of a current or recent employee/ student  who would be willing to discuss the current situation at ASR. He said without a first hand complaint they cannot investigate. This is of course due to ASR avoiding regulation and oversight. Once in however they can investigate all kinds of things, including just how many kids qualify as special needs. If there happens to be more than 30% which are, then the free ride is over and licensure is a must. Even without it he mentioned there are numerous other venues for us to explore. He said after their experience with DeSisto they have a little better understanding of how these places work.

Deborah:
And his definition of "special needs"? What's his interpretation?
As I posted yesterday, DOE and EEC defer to the State for a definition, and the state defers to the IDEA definition; which doesn't even require a dx. Using the IDEA definition, and the profile of kids ASR 'treats', I would think they would all be classfied as "special needs".
 http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p=257179#257179

RobertBruce:
That's actually one of the things he's waiting to hear back on from the legal department. One thing he did make clear though is that an IEP is by no means the only qualifier nor is the test Cindy keeps babbeling on about.

TheWho:
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.  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?

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.

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.

ASR’s definition and the states definition can be completely different.

Hope this clears this up.

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