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Murphy’s Law and Tips for Parents by Sue Whitney

10/31/11
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Law 1 – The only tape recording the school will never misplace is the one of you being sarcastic at an IEP meeting. Law 2 – If you lose your temper and are rude to school staff during a meeting, that person will be connected to your child for the next 1,000 IEP meetings. Our […]

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School Attorney at IEP Meeting – Parents Walk Out!

07/02/08
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I am an attorney practicing Special Education. I do not attend IEP meetings. We have an advocacy service and an advocate attends IEP meetings with parents. In our district, when an advocate from our advocacy service attends an IEP meeting, the district makes sure their attorney is also present. The parents request that the school […]

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