Cameron_james t1_j6ydwoz wrote
Reply to comment by LadyGreyIcedTea in School Districts for Hard of Hearing Child - Winchester? Bedford? Other? by hound29
> Billerica cannot meet his needs
So, legally, they have to. However, how they will is a question for the family.
The family could go to the director of student services in Billerica with the diagnosis and ask how these needs would be met. If the student is a few years out, this could help the system prep the materials and training.
I would advise the family that wherever they consider moving to meet with the director of student services to ask how these kinds of needs may be met. If the plan is clear and detailed, they have handled this type of student before and probably have the tech on hand. If the plan sounds developed in the moment, they could be good and could not. It's more of a toss up.
Squish_the_android t1_j6ykamt wrote
>So, legally, they have to.
Meeting the needs can mean sending him somewhere else. They don't necessarily need to do it in the district. It can literally be cheaper and better for everyone if they do an outplacement.
Cameron_james t1_j6ylqhm wrote
Yes, that's why speaking with a director of student services is a way to gauge how they will. Outplacements are expensive, so schools really don't like to do that. That's why people sometimes sue for it.
LadyGreyIcedTea t1_j6yytg0 wrote
It depends on the district too. Some are more apt to outplace than others. I work with children with severe special needs and have seen Salem, for example, not hesitate to send kids out immediately (like at their initial IEP meeting prior to their 3rd birthday) because the magnitude of their needs was too great. There are also families of means who move to certain towns specifically because that town is known as more likely to outplace their child without a fight. Newton is a town that has that reputation within the local pediatric circle.
KSF_WHSPhysics t1_j6zr14b wrote
> That's why people sometimes sue for it.
A lawyer is a lot cheaper than a house in winchester. I'd try that first
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