Teacher Issues: GENERAL ED TEACHER RIGHTS
Carolyn: What rights does a gen. ed. teacher have if a student in the class is on an IEP and he is violent towards the teacher, multiple times????
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Parental Involvement: ARE PARENTS INVOLVED IN CHOICE OF CASE MANAGER, TEACHER, RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS?
Elizabeth: Is it true that parental involvement, however, does not extend to the choice of case manager, the choice of teacher, or the choice of related services providers? And the Continue Reading →
Occupational Therapy (OT): CAN PARAPROFESSIONAL HELP ON PROJECTS COUNT AS OT?
Mary: My daughter is in preschool and did a self-portrait project at school. On her daily sheet home, they wrote down that she did it with the para. On the Continue Reading →
Suspensions: CAN’T RETURN TO SCHOOL, GETS 1 1/2 HR HELP AT LIBRARY
Melissa: My son is 14 yrs old and got suspended from school two weeks ago for something that was “hear say”. Another student told a girl something that my son Continue Reading →
Re-Evaluations: WHEN CAN WE REQUEST RE-EVALUATION FOR IEP?
Karen: Our child had comprehensive evaluation, which did not include ADHD. We disagreed. In our Independent Educational Evaluation he was diagnosed with ADHD. The school did not look at this Continue Reading →
Accommodations: ACCOMMODATIONS NOT WORKING – THEY WANT MY SON TO CHANGE SCHOOLS
Stephanie: My son’s (grade 2) school does not have a special ed classroom. He has an IEP and is “supplemental support” He has several accommodations such as pull out sessions Continue Reading →
Behavior: OUTSIDE BEHAVIOR AGENCY TO PUBLIC SCHOOL
Marie: I know that when a child has an IEP, there is also a team formed specifically for that child. I am wondering when the child’s teacher is not trained Continue Reading →
Accommodations: ACCOMMODATIONS AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL
Aileen: Can students without evaluations legally receive academic accommodations at a private school, such as extended time, testing in a quiet room, or having tests read aloud? The students need Continue Reading →
Dysgraphia: SCHOOL SAYS NO TO ACCOMMODATIONS, IMPAIRMENT OF WRITTEN EXPRESSION NOT DYSGRAPHIA
Janna: My 9 yr old has been diagnosed by an independent psychologist with “Impairment of written expression.” He also has diagnosis of autism and general anxiety disorder. At this year’s Continue Reading →
Parent Rights: CAN I REQUEST SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS SENT HOME?
Kara: My son’s school does not send home textbooks. Do I have the right as a parent to request one to be sent home? Would I have to have a Continue Reading →
