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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
I hear people accuse schools of doing this but it doesn't make sense in my experience. If you label the kid, you create a legal obligation to deliver appropriate services.
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Yes, but "appropriate services" is more elastic than Granny's underpants. Like I said, this is a rural area. They don't have the option of putting her in another school like they would if they were here in the city, unless they want to drive her an hour plus one way twice a day. They stick her in the learning disabled classes, which may or may not meet her needs or help her condition, and then don't have to deal with her anymore.
I look back at kids I was in school with and some of them most likely did have an undiagnosed disability, and wonder how much they might have achieved with early intervention. Honestly I don't know which is worse - too much or not enough.
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