Responding to a message by Sheila, to Charles on ...
SK>.LM>feels that a child might need treatment for a disability (be it
SK>.LM>or LD or whatever) then the school is responsible for the
SK>.LM>diagnosis, not the treatment itself.
SK>
SK>-> This might well be a state law local to Alabama.  I'm not aware of
SK>-> our schools paying for the medical diagnosis of our students.
SK>
SK>I don't think she's talking about medical treatment in general. Only
SK>about diagnosing learning disabilities. Isn't this a federal law? I know
SK>it is the case in California that the public schools are required to
SK>perform testing if parents request it (of course, how they go about it,
SK>and in what time span, varies), and I've participated in other forums
SK>where teachers from other states indicated this is also the case where
SK>they are from.
Weeeellll - to a certain extent.  I am aware of one situation here 
(Phoenix, New York) in which a teacher requested that a child be 
tested for LD.  The school psychiatrist ran a few tests and declared 
the child ineligible for assistance.  To that extent the school 
district took responsibility for the diagnosis.  The parents wanted 
to challenge the finding and had to do so at their own expense using 
an outside consultant.
As for the statements quoted above, I probably read a bit quickly 
(treatment for a disability) and was thinking on a broader scale.  
We do initial screening for learning disabilities, and we treat 
those we find.
Chuck Beams
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