Re: Re: Receiving speech related services in a private school

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I am surprised. I am in NJ and our little school has a therapist in

house with no clue about apraxia. I'd spend more fighting it than I

would at NACD so I'll see you there when he ages out of EI.

bigcheech91 wrote:

>Yes! If my son still qualified for speech services, he would get

>speech at the Catholic school he will be attending in the Fall. In

>NJ, most school districts outsource this to private companies that do

>it in the school. However, the school seemed doubtful that a child

>with a severe disorder would get enough services. They seemed to

>think that twice per week was about the most that service would do.

>Also, they don't have official OT, so I don't know how they handle

>non-speech services. If there aren't a lot of people in a private

>school that need services, they may make you go to the public school

>or some other location to get services.

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>The law is that they can't refuse to give you one service (e.g.

>speech) because you refuse to take another. My impression is that

>that includes refusing to take school, not just therapy. If they

>don't want to do it for you, they may tell you it's not possible, but

>that's not true. Ultimately, something negotiating is involved.

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>Since we no longer qualify for speech, the school district refused to

>evaluated him for OT. Grrr. We're now on the wait list for OT (14+

>weeks long at Children's Specialized in Hamilton) and looking into

>NACD and other options.

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>>My son currently 4years old and attends our public school pre-

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>>disabled program. He has IEP. He has a mild to moderate delay in

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>>expressive language. Otherwise, all of his developments have been

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>>target. I am considering placing him in a private school (Sept.

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>>for kindergarten. But, I do not want to lose the speech services

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>>our local public school is providing. While he did wonderfully

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>>year and his speech improved tremendously, I would still want him

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>>overseen by a professional in a private school. The SLP does not

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>>to be the one he has now. So, my question is, if he attended a

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>>school, can he still receive speech that are paid for my a public

>>school district? Are there any laws stating yes or no?

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>>Thank you.

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