Actually, that's not okay. This would be like noting that a wheelchair-bound student receives 504 accommodations for gym class, therefore their grades aren't "real". Or that a myopic student gets to wear glasses when reading/writing/calculating/completing artwork, therefore their grades aren't deserved. 504 accommodations specifically do not change the nature or complexity of the work, just access to it. Schools also are not allowed to disclose disability status (HIPPA violation) without express consent on your part. That shouldn't be on any official document going out, unless you agree in writing to it. Disability-related documentation (504, IEP) is a separate set of documents. If her instructional level was modified, they could have noted that on a report card, but presumably it wasn't (except up). Public schools (including charter and magnet) are also not allowed to discriminate on the basis of disability status, so unless you choose to disclose such, they should not have access to that information during the admissions/selection process. Private schools, of course, can do whatever they like (unless they take federal funds for something).
That is what I was thinking. Do they put receives scribing if the kid has no hands?
