Non-Verbal: SCHOOL HAS NON-VERBAL SON PLAY WITH DVD / IPAD FOR HOURS
Carmen: My son has numerous disabilities. He is non-verbal. He has a nurse that attends school with him. The nurse has been with my son for 2 1/2 years. My Continue Reading →
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Educational Records: HEAD ADMIN AT SCHOOL & SPED FAILED TO FOLLOW FERPA
Erin: Our school administrator and then the sped. director for the town did not provide us with our child’s records (4 years of testing data we didn’t even know they Continue Reading →
Graduation: TRANSITION GOALS NOT MASTERED, CAN SCHOOL FORCE GRADUATION?
Kellie: At the end of my daughter’s senior year she will have earned the required amount of credits to graduate. She will not, however, have mastered her IEP/transition goals. We Continue Reading →
Absences: SCHOOL INSISTS MARKING UNEXCUSED FOR DAUGHTER WITH CHRONIC MIGRAINES AND TREATMENT PLAN
RIchelle: My daughter has chronic migraines, and frequently has had to leave school or has missed entire days because of her migraines. We have tried several different methods of controlling Continue Reading →
Manifestation Determination: MANIFESTATION MEETINGS AFTER the 10th DAY OF SUSPENSIONS
Dawn: If a student has been suspended 10 days, has had a manifestation meeting, and the behaviors were determined to be a manifestation of his disability, does he need to Continue Reading →
Elopement: TEACHER LIABILITY FOR ELOPEMENT
Gena: If a student leaves a classroom and walks home, is the teacher liable for not immediately noticing that the child left?
IDEA 2004: HOUSE BILL 610
Andrea: If House Bill 610 passes and private schools start receiving federal money – will they have to comply with IDEA that requires any school that receives federal money to Continue Reading →
Related Services: CONTRACTED PROVIDERS – DO I HAVE TO SIGN CONSENT?
Amy: Our district has a contract with a BCBA to provide services in a self-contained class within the district. They aren’t listed anywhere on the IEP or in the BIP, Continue Reading →
Sports Eligibility: PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS
Maria: My daughter was a cheerleader through middle school, can she be excluded from participating in high school cheer saying that is not qualified for HS cheerleading?
Autism: SCHOOL REFUSED MY SON’S BIRTHDAY PARTY AT SCHOOL
Jessica: My son has ED and autism disabilities. He is in third grade (regular school). We are close to moving him to another school with services he needs and waiting Continue Reading →
