What if school is not for you

Sample response: Bring a copy of the regulations and share it with school officials. Your child may need services to continue doing well. You can point this out to the school. I disagree with this change and am writing a letter to the school asking for mediation. In the meantime, my child should stay put with the current placement. All public schools are required by IDEA to provide a free and appropriate public education to children with disabilities.

Magnet schools and charter schools are public schools, and therefore must provide special education through Individualized Education Programs IEPs.

IDEA regulations are clear about this. Now how can we work together to provide my child with these services? If you're stressed out, you might have a hard time making decisions.

In the morning, you can't decide what to eat, what to wear, or what to pack for lunch. You don't want to go to school, so you put off getting your stuff together. And now you're not prepared to go to school, and you've just missed the bus — again! Staying home may seem like a good choice, but it just makes it harder to go to school the next day. If you don't like school, the first step is finding out why. You might not like school because a bully is bothering you, or because a kid you don't like wants to hang around with you.

Or maybe you don't get along with your teacher. You might feel different or worry that you don't have enough friends. Sometimes it's a problem with your classes and schoolwork. Maybe the work is too easy and you get bored. Or maybe the work is too hard, or you don't feel as smart as the other kids. Reading or math may be difficult for you, but you're expected to do a lot of it. You may be getting farther and farther behind, and it may seem like you'll never catch up.

Maybe you're dealing with worries, stress, or problems that make it hard to concentrate on schoolwork. Read more. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email. Tags Education dropout college access. Related Content. Michigan makes strides to improve dropout rate data. Jennifer Guerra.

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