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Saint Paul School System doesn't give my child choice. I requested a transfer three weeks in, the school he wanted to go to (where his sister attends) had room in their special needs program, and I was willing to transport him, so we were told there would not be a problem transferring, over a month later the transfer gets stopped because someone at Placement Center says 'you have to go near where you live' and that's all they would say.
Let me add that the decision had been made weeks before, but no one thought to contact me or my son's school to say it wouldn't happen, and this is endemic throughout the SPPS system, no one wants to talk to a parent. (or gives a crap about them)
Oh, there was the addendum that 'we have spaces available at the school you want to attend but we are 'saving' them in case anyone moves into the immediate area. WTH? And when I asked about a waiting list, or transfer next year, they just smugly said 'you have to go near where you live' end of story. When I contacted Special Ed at the district level the staffer that called me back said 'oh if teacher/principal told you there was room they don't know anything.'
I've tried pursuing this, contacting advocates, the district, legal aid, the mayor's office, but no one follows up on my messages. Even the district ombudsman who is supposed to deal with parent's issues. You know that I had to tell my son's school teacher that he wouldn't be transferred so no one got back to them either? I had to put a hold on his doctor visits and therapy for this transfer that didn't happen, and he's not back on schedule yet.
Let me add that the decision had been made weeks before, but no one thought to contact me or my son's school to say it wouldn't happen, and this is endemic throughout the SPPS system, no one wants to talk to a parent. (or gives a crap about them)
Oh, there was the addendum that 'we have spaces available at the school you want to attend but we are 'saving' them in case anyone moves into the immediate area. WTH? And when I asked about a waiting list, or transfer next year, they just smugly said 'you have to go near where you live' end of story. When I contacted Special Ed at the district level the staffer that called me back said 'oh if teacher/principal told you there was room they don't know anything.'
I've tried pursuing this, contacting advocates, the district, legal aid, the mayor's office, but no one follows up on my messages. Even the district ombudsman who is supposed to deal with parent's issues. You know that I had to tell my son's school teacher that he wouldn't be transferred so no one got back to them either? I had to put a hold on his doctor visits and therapy for this transfer that didn't happen, and he's not back on schedule yet.
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Date: 2013-12-12 01:37 pm (UTC)