This caught my eye

At the end of a story in our local paper about the most recent school board meeting, I saw this paragraph:

Two parents of special education students, who have regularly attended meetings since last fall, again talked about questions they submitted to administrators regarding their children. They had received answers to over 100 collective questions submitted and are now waiting for answers pertaining to their individual children. [The board president] said the questions are in the hands of district professionals and it would take time to answer them.

I expect there is more to the story than this. As a homeschooling parent, I am not "in the loop" with regard to issues in our local district. I do know that I have seen and heard a number of unkind remarks about these parents and about providing services and accommodations to children with special needs. I was rather suprised by this, since the townspeople who know us and who, more specifically, know my son, in general have been very tolerant, accepting and understanding. Perhaps I am merely hearing the opinions of the lunatic fringe?

At any rate, when I see that these parents have been advocating for their children for the past year, at least, and they do not seem to be making much progress, I wonder just how much of a battle we would have to wage to get O the accommodations he needs. But, again, perhaps there is more to the story....