This puts parents of children with special needs, including myself, in a tough position.
If homeschooling is even an option for us given our individual situations, choosing to homeschool means that our children may lose school-issued plans that are essential to their physical health, academic progress, and development, including social, mental, and emotional. Schools provide therapies such as speech, physical, and occupational based on the student’s needs. They also might create and implement a behavioral plan, contact with the school social worker, and accommodations.
For those of us who are fearful for our child’s or family’s physical health, we have a difficult choice to make.
Many of my friends have children with special needs like we do. The schooling choice, like the many that we have to make right now, isn’t easy. We all feel like we’re backed into a corner, and no matter what we decide, it’s damned-if-we-do, damned-if-we-don’t. When it comes to our children, especially kids who might be more vulnerable to the changes made because of COVID-19, there’s nothing we won’t do.
I’ve been asking myself some honest questions lately. Can I meet my child’s needs at home? Is it realistic to homeschool? What happens if we opt for distance-learning? How will my child’s IEP be followed in the home setting versus the school setting? What about my other children? We’re a big family, and there are six of us to think about.
Choosing to homeschool and to do it well, to fully meet the needs of a child with special needs, is certainly a privilege. However, it is absolutely still demanding and difficult, with one major sacrifice being made. Foregoing an IEP, one that may have taken years to establish, is devastating. There really isn’t an easy answer, but parents like me know that what matters most is that our kids stay healthy and safe.
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