Special Education Law and Advocacy
Virginia: My daughter is an 11th grader with ADHD and has been on a 504 plan since middle school. One of her accommodations is to get extra time on tests. Continue Reading →
Ellen: My daughter has had an IEP since Early Childhood for initially LD but now for ADD too. She is currently a Junior. I want to ask for test retaking Continue Reading →
Patsy: Can a 7th grade student be removed from the school’s basketball team because of disruptive (nonviolent) behavior in the classroom? Student has been diagnosed ADHD and oppositional defiant but Continue Reading →
Doreen: If a student has Consultant Teacher services but skips classes and is failing, can a CSE deny a change to a more restrictive setting if test scores reveal a Continue Reading →
My school did not hire a second-grade Special Education teacher for this academic year. The eight special education students in second grade have a long-term substitute who is not a Continue Reading →
Cheryl: Shouldn’t IEP accommodations/SDIs be confidential between teachers/parents and THE student. Teachers are openly discussing my student’s IEP accommodations/SDI in front of classroom students and singling out my student. Isn’t Continue Reading →
Hope: My child was unable to receive services due to a family crisis. She has been attending a private school with no services and is doing ok but struggles. Our Continue Reading →
Joe: If a student is given an accommodation in his or her IEP that requires a pull-out, like tests read aloud, quiet setting or extra time to finish, may they Continue Reading →
Marie: My 10th grader (ADHD and Dyslexic) is reading at a 5th grade reading level, went into 6th grade at a high 4th grade level. He attended 2-3 summers for Continue Reading →
Elizabeth: We are in MA, we decided to check our 6 grade kid out to attend a private school w/o services. she is in a last process of an IEP Continue Reading →
