special ed

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Well, this has been a long week and I have found out more information. The

wonderful woman who was Pres. of our DS association when the boys were born is

also a special ed teacher but in another county. I talked with her. When she

went to school and related what our experience was she found other teachers

,that knew this teacher where was assigned ,and they said her background is

behavior disorders and that they told Debbie (Former Pres. of DS Assoc.) many

stories that were even worse. Debbie also talked to her supervisor who knew the

teacher also and she said a child with Ds should never have been assigned to her

class. She would not know how to handle DS. So I guess I feel we dodged a major

bullet. But it really concerns me about the people who assign the children. they

tell us we have very little recourse and it is hard to fight their decision.

Right now we will keep in the regular preschool and hire a specil ed

teacher if he seems to start falling even further behind with just the community

based teacher. She is only allowed to come out for an hour and a half a week.So

we'll see. Thanks to all - I truely appreciate all your advice and support. I

guess we just got a bad experience.

Margaret w/ Greyson and - 3 and Annice 17mos.