You know, one of the disconcerting realizations we sometimes have about students with disabilities is that sometimes we want to make allowances for them because of their disability when, in fact, the difficulties they are having are about their study skills and academic abilities, NOT about their disability. She didn't perform well in the classroom. She was frequently absent. She was offered tutoring and declined. If the student had NOT had a disability, and you read those three things in the file, what would you have said? Probably, "We did our part. The student was just not ready for this program at this time." I would submit that the same is probably true here. We neither have to make allowances OR make excuses for students with disabilities simply because they have a disability. They are students FIRST -- and if they can't cut it... so be it! GRIN