Native American: ETHNICITY AND IEPS
Robin: Does Ethnicity play a part in what can/cannot be done to a child through the school system? My child is half native American and I was wondering if I Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Community
Complaints: LEGALLY BLIND STUDENT DENIED VISION SVCS 7 YRS, PLACED IN EBD
Bwright: Just found out my child was not receiving vision svcs in school 7 years. misdiagnosed autistic now requesting ebd placement. removed and student go to boarding school for deaf Continue Reading →
Placement: DUAL ENROLLMENT (IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL) IN ILLINOIS
Nancy: Hello, This year we have chosen Dual Enrollment where my 5th grader with Down Syndrome attends public school and receives full services and instruction in the morning and we Continue Reading →
Evaluations: TESTING FOR 504 PLAN
Leigh: I had my son tested for possible learning disabilities from a independent licensed Psychologist. I was told today at a tier 3 meeting that testing had to be done Continue Reading →
FAPE: SENDING A THIRD GRADE STUDENT OUT OF CLASS DAILY
Virginia: Son is in third grade and being sent daily to a room to sit/babysit another student in first grade who is in a leg cast, during the other child’s Continue Reading →
Extended School Year (ESY): DOES THE SCHOOL HAVE TO PROVIDE A SPECIALIZED READING PROGRAM IN ESY?
TC: My daughter has a specialized reading program during the school year for Dyslexia. It is not provided in ESY so I have been paying a tutor every summer. Does Continue Reading →
IEP Meeting: WHO CAN BE THE GENERAL EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE FOR IEP MEETINGS?
Margaret: Can the school pull in teachers that do not work with our student or guidance counselors to sit in as the General Education representative? At our last IEP meeting Continue Reading →
Re-Evaluations: SCHOOL REFUSED TO RE-EVALUATE, SAID WE MUST FILE DUE PROCESS
Bill: Does the refusal to do a re-evaluation by the school in and of itself constitute an evaluation? We had a PPT to ask the school to perform a comprehensive set Continue Reading →
Bullying: CHILD ON 504 BEING BULLIED BY TEACHER
Cheryl: What rights does my grandson have to counteract the bullying he is receiving from his language arts teacher? He is on a 504 plan and suffers from stomach problems.
Speech: DOES SPEECH THERAPY MEAN MY CHILD WILL HAVE AN IEP?
Erica: My sons first grade teach asked me to get my son evaluated. If he is placed in Speech Therapy will he have an IEP? Does an IEP follow my Continue Reading →
