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What about the courts? In theory, a parent could seek a judicial review to force a school to comply with the law, but let us be realistic: for the vast majority of families, this is simply not an option. The crippling legal costs put this route beyond the reach of all but the wealthiest people, and what parent would embark on such an adversarial process, knowing the potential damage it could inflict on the relationship with their child’s school, a relationship that they may need to maintain for years to come? Judicial review is, in practice, a remedy that exists on paper but not in the real world.