The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, (IDEA), and provides parents with the right to resolve disputes with your school district. There are two ways to resolve disputes, mediation and through a due process hearing. If parent goes through the due process hearing and wins the case the parent’s legal fees are paid by the board of education. If you don’t believe me you can google the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
The student who doesn’t speak English but is taught by the public school and learns anyway is to be commended. But the parent is suppose to advocate for their child so that the student can get the best education available. By denying their child the services he needs they are no different than the person who is entitled to food stamps (SNAP) but starves themselves and their children rather than take it. Special Education is an entitlement which any parent can ask for their child.
There are three levels of special ed in Lakewood Premier which cost $140,000.00 per year (SCHI), standard private school (Bais Faige) which cost $70,000.00 and the public school which cost about $40,000.00. If the parent uses mediation they loses their rights to have their legal expenses paid by the board of education if they win but can use an advocate who will present the case but at a much lower cost. Mediation is a middle ground as long as they have a decent case the will get private placement, even though they may not get the full $70,000.00 private placement services. The next year the parent can always appeal again.
If the parent goes for the formal hearing it’s like a court case and a judge rules based on law. If a lawyer is used and the parent wins the board pays the legal fees, but it must be a lawyer not an advocate. Many lawyers take these cases so that if the parent loses the parent does not have to pay.
Most of these children start school at age 4-5. At this age the developmentally disable can not speak any language and since they have other problems it maybe impossible to prove which language is his mother tongue. So everyone is telling the truth. When in doubt the judge or mediator will usually side with the parent.
As far as babysitter who don’t speak English . These children get Reshab or Dayhab which is a someone who acts as a shadow and stays with the child. This person is paid by social services (the local government agency) and must speak the child’s language plus English. Why do they need a babysitter who does not speak English nor the child’s language, if they already have someone watch the child who does?
I would like these children to be educated in a Jewish environment and grow up to be Jewish. It appears to me that some of you would rather the special ed kids be raised and live as a goy. Perhaps that is why he was born to remedy a sin in a previous lifetime but this time remain a Jew.