Wow. Thank you for all the empathy, the wisdom and the kind words. I was so depressed after our last conversation with the school (the day before I posted) but after reading all the amazing responses in this thread I am feeling confidant about DD's future and just much, much better. While I am horrified how common our experience is, I am also finding great comfort in the fact that we are not alone in this quagmire.

On a positive note, I just bought the book, "The Well-Trained Mind" and I am getting genuinely excited about this homeschooling idea as I read it. Thank you again everyone for your amazing posts, reading all these comments really helped us get some perspective and just feel like there is a shelter against the madness. Thank you!