Aww that's too bad! I hope you can get them to work something out for you.
My DS7 goes to 5th grade math class, and he has horrendous writing. His math teacher says he figures that if he gets DS in his class by the time he's actually in 5th grade, he can work on his handwriting then!
But DS doesn't have any physical issues with his writing, which I know because he can write beautifully if he takes the time, it's just that his brain is ahead of his hands.
I think I would quibble with them on the "processing speed" issue, though--just because he doesn't finish enough questions in a specific time period that doesn't mean he is not at the level of the other kids in that class. If he gets enough correct to show mastery of the subject, the rest is just fluff and busywork. My DS7's math teacher just makes sure that he has done enough to show he understands the concept, and then lets him move on--it's not exactly the same problem you have, at least at the moment, but it works out to the same thing in the end. And the "processing speed" issue is almost certainly only caused by his handwriting! It's ridiculous for them to say "sorry, he's too advanced for a 2-year skip so we're just going to leave him where he is (or leave him out entirely in your case) because his writing stinks." There has to be some way around this.
Good luck!
