Wow, what a story! I was impressed with this answer you gave:

Originally Posted by Trout
"What if you had a child in your class that had a growth hormone problem and whose growth was severely stunted. Are you going to make them stay in Kindergarten until they are 18 because they cannot take their once-a-month turn pushing the lunch cart?

Thank you for making me feel better about my frustrations with DD's public school. At least I'm not paying big bucks to get the major run-around. Luckily, you're figuring this out now instead of many $$$ and years of frustration later.