CSign
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CSDF has reams of information where this same thing has happened before.
It isn't really unusual, although I am happy your friends got the result they wanted.
What do you mean by the first comment, that they have "reams of information"? I did see that school had a case that had similarities, a deaf student with a secondary diagnosis of autism was advised they "didn't benefit" from placement there. It ultimately worked it's way to federal court and the family essentially prevailed, although it was through a settlement.
If a child is profoundly deaf and uses ASL, they have every right to attend a school for the deaf. A secondary "disability" does not outweigh another. They both need to be appropriately addressed.
Beyond that, a child who is deaf requires effective access to language and communication in order to make progress in the curriculum and their life.
Thanks Bott- I'm happy for them too.