The Wrightslaw Way

Since we signed my daughter’s IEP, she has missed 6 sessions of weekly OT. The therapist was absent for two of the sessions.  She missed four sessions on ‘Delayed Start Days.’ Our district starts school 2 hours late on one day each month. Does the district need to make up these days? The school needs […]

My child has reading, speech and OT in her IEP.  How many times a month are the therapist’s “allowed” to miss a session? There is nothing in IDEA or the federal regulations about “missing services.” Here is a statement from a Related Services fact sheet from Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) funded by […]

My child’s IEP said she was to receive ESY services – OT, PT, and Speech Therapy. ST was provided throughout the summer. There was no OT or PT. The district stated it was not able to find therapists. They said I could find a therapist, and I did. Then, the district failed to provide information […]