“CPS staff diagnosed their son with an emotional disorder and learning disability.”
Public schools diagnose these things??
>>>>“CPS staff diagnosed their son with an emotional disorder and learning disability.”
>>Public schools diagnose these things??
No. Public schools cause these things.
Among the little secrets about public schools today: Over the past 2 decades, most of the staffing increases have been in non-teaching positions, particularly counselors and administrators. Schools have a vested interest in finding "disabilities" in as many students as possible because the funds they get from the state are greater for every "diagnosed" student than for a non-diagnosed student. Thus they hire "evaluators" instead of teachers... because it brings in more money to the school system, as they find ANYTHING in the DSM IV to assign to a child. (Kids used to hate the stigma, but not in today's culture. They get extra perks, like leaving class MUCH more frequently, even during tests, to get assistance from the cute young SPED teachers. The parents no longer mind the diagnoses, because their kids get individual attention, and their grades usually go up.)
It has nothing to do with teaching, or proper diagnosis, or the child's best interests... and everything to do with revenue enhancement.