Julie Billiart School Lyndhurst

"JB IS A GOOD SCHOOL AND THE BEST #1 SCHOOL IN NORTHEAST Ohio BUT IT IS BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE"

"Julie Billiart is deemed to be the best autism school in Cleveland. They pride themselves on inclusivity and diversity. But that isn’t true at all. If the staff feels you’re too autistic then your not a “right” fit for their school. Judging children on a 1hr visit and or a 5.5 hr isn’t an adequate enough time frame. Some children can perform on queue. While it takes other children some time to get acclimated to new environments. Nervousness, newness, shyness and all types of emotions play into altering normal behaviors for all kids, but especially children with special needs. So to say someone is too autistic for an autistic school often leads families and children to think they aren’t good enough for a school that was designed to include them. This is passive aggressive discrimination. The excuse given is that they don’t have the resources to accommodate the child in question. When in fact they are the only school with all the resources and a full staff of special education teachers. I didn’t expect this process to be so stressful and draining. I understand that every school isn’t for everyone. But telling and autistic child (who is high functioning) that they are too autistic for and autistic school is mind boggling. I’ve never experienced this lack of empathy. Even being told that they would like to interview him again but “don’t put all our eggs in one basket “ after such a pessimistic comment I should’ve never agreed to a second interview. I’m sure if I was wealthier, our experience would’ve been different. It’s extremely hard having special needs and having stipulation on which children are good enough to attend a special needs school and which are not is disheartening."

"I went to this school from k-3rd grade I transferred to a different school around 2017, but this school was very helpful for me and if my kid where to have a mental disability I would have want to send my kid to this school. I am forever in debt to Julie Billiart for all of the help they have provided me."

"I'm a old student from Julie billiard school..WOW ..This school has come a long way since I graduated..!!!"

"Can't get my son in here to save my life. They don't seem to have a problem taking everyone's $75.00 application fee even though they say there are no spots."