{"id":11537,"date":"2014-10-02T09:33:52","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T13:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=11537"},"modified":"2014-09-30T13:59:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T17:59:59","slug":"school-says-iep-is-all-or-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/school-says-iep-is-all-or-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"School Says IEP is &#8220;All or Nothing!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"School%20Says%20IEP%20is%20%22All%20or%20Nothing%21%22\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float: right; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/parent.mtg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"116\" \/>I was told by the Special Ed Director that an IEP is all or nothing. You either agree to the whole thing, or you decide you don\u2019t want your child to have special ed.<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8220;We can\u2019t just have parents saying, I\u2019ll choose this part, but not that part, and picking apart <strong>our<\/strong> IEP. Then, there\u2019s no way to evaluate whether our plan is working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How do I keep SOME special ed services in place?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The school may not use your refusal to consent to one service to deny other services, benefits, or activities in your child\u2019s IEP.<\/p>\n<p>Your Special Ed Director may not be familiar with what the Federal Regulations actually say.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(34 C.F.R. \u00a7 300.300(d)(3))<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(3)<\/strong> A public agency may not use a parent\u2019s refusal to consent to one service or activity under paragraphs (a) or (d)(2) of this section to deny the parent or child any other service, benefit, or activity of the public agency, except as required by this part.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Turn to page 239 in your law book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/selaw2\/selaw2.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;\">If one service is deleted it does not automatically mean that all services are deleted. If the school threatened to do this request that comment in writing. I believe they will not put that in writing &#8211; See more at: https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=1309#sthash.6arDprJj.dpuf<\/div>\n<p>If one service in the IEP is removed, it does not automatically mean that all services are removed or denied.<\/p>\n<p>Document the school&#8217;s position by requesting in writing that the director clarify his statement&#8230;y<em>ou either agree to the whole thing, or you decide you don\u2019t want your child to have special ed<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I doubt the school will put it in writing that they are out of compliance with the Federal Regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and by the way&#8230;it&#8217;s not <em><strong>our<\/strong><\/em> [the school&#8217;s] IEP.<\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;\">If one service is deleted it does not automatically mean that all services are deleted. If the school threatened to do this request that comment in writing. I believe they will not put that in writing &#8211; See more at: https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=1309#sthash.6arDprJj.dpuf<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>The IEP meeting is scheduled for next week.\u00a0 Help!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As you prepare for your meeting next week, turn to page 24 in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/aaiep\/index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: All About IEPs<\/span><\/a> for strategies to help resolve this issue.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you didn&#8217;t miss the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/14\/ss.parent.rights.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw Summer School 2014<\/span><\/a> series about <strong>Parent Rights and Responsibilities in the IEP Process. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go back to the series, read the articles and information, and complete the homework checklists.<\/p>\n<p>You will learn how to use the following worksheets to help identify needs, clarify concerns, anticipate problems, and make requests:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pre-Meeting Worksheet<\/li>\n<li>Parent Agenda<\/li>\n<li>IEP Problem Resolution Worksheet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Always document in writing<\/strong> your issues and concerns and the responses you receive from school staff.<\/p>\n<p>After the meeting, use a thank you letter or written opinion to clarify and document what was said.<\/p>\n<p>Start your paper trail now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was told by the Special Ed Director that an IEP is all or nothing. 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