Can you do A levels outside of School?

My son is 2 grade levels behind in public schools vs the grade his catholic school had him in. Can I sue?

• My 6 year old son was not getting the extra Reading and Speech help he needed at his catholic school in the city so we moved to a semi suburban town and he is 2 grade levels behind and with in his first hour in 1 st grade(where he was at catholic school) at his new school they demoted him into kindergarten. They also started the screening for dyslexia and ADD which we asked the catholic school to do in Oct. and have not heard a thing about it. We just get the run around it there any legal action we can take on the Catholic School in CT. Like sue for wasted tuition money i couldn't afford to pay for in the first place. It doesn't have to be money i just want some justification isn't this NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND category.

• Answer:

  No, it doesn't fall under No Child Left Behind because NCLB only covers public schools. Your son was in a private school when his needs weren't addressed. I wish I could post your question all over the place because it is an example of just how messed up everything is. The public schools are being blamed for EVERYTHING. People always talk about how much better the private schools are, but all the actual research shows just the opposite. Sadly, many more horror stories like yours need to come out before people see the light. It sounds like you now have him in a good and supportive place that will fulfill his needs. Work with the teachers and staff and hopefully your child will get all the help he needs. And please do all of us public school teachers a big favor and get your story out there. People need to know the truth- Just because a school is private, doesn't make it better!