Originally Posted by Cathy A
Originally Posted by Grinity
There is a big difference between individually made clothing and and wearing a plastic garbage bag. Our kids need to be given something better than a plastic garbage bag, but usually they don't need the hand made clothing, just perhaps, to be allowed to choose ready made clothing for other departments...

Grinity--I love your way with words grin

This brought to mind something our school district's 504 coordinator said: "The law only entitles you to a Chevy, not a Cadillac." Of course, she was referring to accommodations for a life-threatening peanut allergy, not GT accommodations. My husband said later that he wanted to tell her he was only asking for seat belts in the Yugo...

Cathy

These are both great analogies. Most parents of GT children know the school's limitations on funding and staff. But there are many non-cost options such as grade skip, which actually save the school money. Educating a student in 11 or 10 years instead of 12 is much less expensive in the long run.