Why is it hard to get services at school.?

Answer 1

Uninformed school administration? High cost of educating students requiring special education? The push to mainstream students with disabilities?

It's really not the school district's fault either. (That's what makes this so frustrating!)

Special education is a federal mandate (IDEIA) but the federal government only funds it at 40%. The other 60% comes out of the district's general education fund.

Throw on top of that the increasing diagnosis of children requiring special education (exceptional education); the need to educate the growing population of English Language Learners; transportation/busing costs; the aging buildings; more unfunded federal mandates (No Child Left Behind) and you can see how things just start to snow ball!

All the more reason for parents of children with special needs to be well-informed advocates for their children!

Answer 2

This is rampant all over the country. Schools are very corrupt when it comes to special ed. There are many reasons why it's hard to get services -
1)Schools do not follow the federal special ed law IDEA legal process
2)Parents don't know these laws, they don't know their rights. If they did, the school would not be so fast to feed them a bunch of crap
3)There is no enforcement to make sure schools follow the laws and help children. They KNOW this , so they will continue.
4)They have their own lawyers that WE pay for. They use these lawyers to take the parents to court to get out of helping the children, using that parents OWN money thru taxes, instead of just using a fraction of that money to go on and help the child.
5)State dept of education in every state is well aware of the corruption and allows it to continue

Go to
www.wrightslaw.com
www.reedmartin.com
www.mothersfromhell2.com
www.learningabledkids.com
www.specialedlaw.blog.com

And read all about it! Also do internet searches on 'public school special education corruption'. Wall Street Journal has been doing lots of stories on this recently.

Answer 3

Ignorance and money. Too many administrators and regular ed. teachers don't know what they should about various disabilities. Additionally, the cost, even though federal law says the cost can't be a factor when determining what a student needs. Unfortunately, all too often, parents have to sue the school system to get them to do what they are required to be law. Often, that costs more than it would have to provide the services in the first place.

Answer 4

The P.E department got new flooring and new equipment. I have ordered wireless system for some hearing impaired kids for 3 years and every year told: no money-but keep writing it in the IEP!
Warped priorities! (I realize PE and SpEd different departments, but that's just the point:the willingness to fund some projects not others)
I keep hoping the state auditors will come in and find us out of compliance but they don't pick up on those details but noticed if a % was wrong in one of my goals....
Teachers feel it ,as they are the ones who have to face the parents and sometimes evade the questions because they have been told to.

Answer 5

aw. i know, its terriable but at my old school i could get good service manybe its just different school or areas.