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  • October 25, 2011 at 9:09 pm in reply to: Room Four: School Related Topics #3736
    Claudette Varley
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    Thank you Jenny Obando for your reply. I will definitely use your name at my next meeting. Ernie Janzen is now the superintendent and he is the one who was pushing POPARD on us. He has since changed his mind bit still wants to meet to discuss more Re; POPARD. He is also quite aware of our fantastic BC and that we have had home based ABA therapy for 2 years.

    October 12, 2011 at 2:54 am in reply to: Room One: General Topics Discussion #6805
    Claudette Varley
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    October 10, 2011 at 11:37 pm in reply to: Room Four: School Related Topics #3740
    Claudette Varley
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    Here is my personal E-mail if anyone wishes to respond to my earlier post concerning POPARD….
    chloesaul@hotmail.com

    Thanks,
    Claudette Varley

    October 10, 2011 at 5:56 pm in reply to: Room Four: School Related Topics #3742
    Claudette Varley
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    Here is our problem. I have worked very hard with my son with home based ABA therapy over the last 2 years with great success. I was planning on homeschooling him but I could clearly see he was ready to try to go school. My son is 6 1/2 and is in part time Kindergarten at MEI(private Christian School) in Abbotsford.

    So far he is exceeding our expectations and doing very well. I have met with the Special Ed Teacher, his SEA, homeroom teacher and my ABA Consultant a few times this year.

    They have been receptive to his ABA therapy and his SEA (with instruction from our ABA Consultant) has done a fabulous job at maintaining consistenecy between our home based ABA therapy and school.

    Our ABA therapist and myself do not see the need for POPARD as he is doing so well. I have our OT coming to the Schhol next week to help with sensory issues and that is the last person I feel we need added to our team. HOWEVER, the Special Ed teacher told us we had no choice with regard to POPARD and that if we wanted to continue to refuse the services of POPARD to meet with the Superintendent. We met with the Superintendent last Tuesday, Oct 4th and he basically told us that the use of POPARD is the schools policy and we can either use POPARD or leave the school. I then contacted POPARD and spoke with the Director herself who stated without our permission POPARD services could not be utilized. SO here is where I am stuck. What I am trying to figure out is if the School has the right to dictate the use of POPARD?

    Who else could I contact that would have knowledge in regard to the BC School Act or Private School Act? I have read and understand the " Hewko" case so I was thinking of contacting the Lawyers who helped the Hewko family.

    Any suggestions, advice etc would be greatly appreciated.

    Thnak you again,

    Claudette Varley

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