Homework: ASSIGNING HOMEWORK WAY ABOVE CAPABILITIES
Erin: My son is doing touch math and is struggling with it. He keeps coming home with a math worksheet of addition and one of fractions or division. I explained Continue Reading →
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Truancy: IS CHILD TRUANT IF KEPT HOME AWAITING APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT?
Bill: I have a family who is happily homeschooling due to a child’s emotional disabilities and lack of desire to fight a difficult district for services. The district is refusing Continue Reading →
Advocacy: NEED ADVOCATE IN PA
Susan: I live in Chester County, PA & I need an advocate for my 12 year old son. He has ADHD, ODD, depression & bipolar. He is gifted but failing Continue Reading →
Due Process: CAN DUE PROCESS BE A CLASS ACTION?
Tami: Can due process be filed as a class action if a school is out of compliance on multiple IEPs?
Mediation: CT DISTRICT REQUEST MEDIATION WITH PARENTS OF DYSLEXIC CHILD
Louise: Our School District, in Connecticut, requested a mediation based on a letter I wrote. In the letter, I recounted several factors; including lack of IEP implementation, retaliation and other Continue Reading →
Extended School Year (ESY): SCHOOL LIMITING ESY SERVICES
Jennifer: In 300.601 Extended School Year Services (a)General under (3) it states that “a public agency may not (ii) unilaterally limit the type, amount, or duration of those services” However, Continue Reading →
Discrimination: EXCLUSION FROM FIELD TRIPS
Jennifer: Can a school/teacher exclude a child from a field trip because they are worried about a behavior issue? Although behaviorally my child has had very few issues throughout the Continue Reading →
Private Schools: TESTING SHOWS DISABILITY, PRIVATE SCHOOL SAYS CHILD CAN’T STAY
Latasha: Hello, My son was in private school and we were paying his tuition each month. The teachers was concerned about his level of keeping up with the material that Continue Reading →
Stay Put: WHEN DOES STAY PUT APPLY?
Andy: When parents and the school team disagree on a specific component of the IEP, in our case service minutes, does ‘stay put’ apply to the specific area of dispute Continue Reading →
Consent: PARTIAL CONSENT TO IEP
Andy: Does the parent’s right to give partial consent to their child’s IEP only apply to initial evaluation? Our child is currently on an IEP and we recently had an Continue Reading →
