You are lucky to be in maryland but your children if they are gifted and perhaps 2E or highly gifted have needs beyond and more improtant than the academics. you mention the social and over excitabilities and sensitivities... these are the issues that effect self esteem and are potentially life changing and the ones why I fight for my kids to be able to sit next to someone that is more like them than not. You already know this it sounds so you do what is right for them. We moved to get into a better school system for the gifted 5 years ago. It is not perfect but it is better than where we were. It is what we do especially if you have more than one.
