This is just to say that less than three hours after my last post went out, we got news that Ash had been rejected from the therapeutic placement we have been fighting since November to get her into. Which means that when school starts next week, she will be sent to an inappropriate “stay-put” placement, pending the next decision by the district.
The only - and I mean only - silver lining is that the district will now send her to a private school, but after almost a year of my vulnerable child being rejected and abused by people who are charged with caring for special needs kids like her, that is some pretty cold comfort.
Turns out the lighthouse lamp burned out and no one told us.
I'm not sure if I'm ready to cry, scream, or throw up. This is ridiculous - when schools cannot take care of our most vulnerable students AND fail to do it when they have everything they need in a partnership with the parent..... we don't have enough curse words!
Feeling for you on this. It's a staggering issue to face, especially while juggling everything else. I really related to your Slate story and what you've been going through. Do you, like me, ever think about drastically changing your family's life and situation, and like, going to live in a yurt or something?