{"id":2189,"date":"2010-03-29T10:16:56","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T14:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=2189"},"modified":"2019-10-11T12:59:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T16:59:21","slug":"who-can-override-an-iep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/who-can-override-an-iep\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Can Override an IEP?"},"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=\"Who%20Can%20Override%20an%20IEP%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>The IEP team, including the parents, agreed that a student would receive homebased instruction for part of the day for instruction in academic subjects.<\/p>\n<p>He would attend vocational courses at the school the rest of the day. The school division superintendent decided to override the IEP team placement. Can he do that?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mtg.3ppl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mtg.3ppl.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mtg.3ppl-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mtg.3ppl-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act states that <strong>all decisions<\/strong> about a child&#8217;s special education program and placement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/parent-involvement-in-placement-decisions\/\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">are made by the IEP team<\/span><\/a>. Period.<\/p>\n<p>The law does not provide for another individual, including a supervisor or superintendent, to overrule decisions made by the IEP team.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, it is not unusual for a principal or superintendent to try to overrule decisions made by the IEP team.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Legal Requirements for IEPs<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition<\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/selaw2\/selaw2.100.sm.jpg\" alt=\"Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition\" width=\"64\" height=\"83\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n20 U.S.C. 1414(d), p. 99.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/lite-scripts\/sb\/order.cgi?storeid=*1859f1870d4fc50b4473a5c2412e&amp;dbname=products&amp;itemnum=39&amp;function=add\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/buy.now.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"76\" height=\"18\"\/> <\/a>Print Book &amp; PDF Combo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/lite-scripts\/sb\/order.cgi?storeid=*1859f1870d4fc50b4473a5c2412e&amp;dbname=products&amp;itemnum=38&amp;function=add\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/buy.now.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"76\" height=\"18\"\/><\/a>Print Book<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/lite-scripts\/sb\/order.cgi?storeid=*185941870a4fc50b4478a5c241fe&amp;dbname=products&amp;guid=24315af4-6d73-11e7-ba61-0cc47aa98d5a&amp;function=add\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/buy.now.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"76\" height=\"18\"\/><\/a>Law PDF Download<\/p>\n<p>What are the superintendent&#8217;s objections? Why did he &#8220;override&#8221; the IEP team?<\/p>\n<p>If you know the basis of his objection (fear or concern), you may be able to reassure him.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Meeting the Child&#8217;s Needs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The IEP should be based on the student&#8217;s unique needs.<\/p>\n<p>If the IEP team decides that the IEP you describe meets this child&#8217;s unique needs, the child can receive homebound instruction for academics, and attend vocational courses for part of the day.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like the placement decision by the IEP team was an effort to re-engage the student to return to school&nbsp;to complete his education and receive his IEP diploma.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are there specific, measurable goals included in the IEP?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a plan for the student to return school at a later date?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the superintendent is successful in overturning the team&#8217;s plan, I doubt this boy will ever receive a diploma.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Perhaps this is why the law does not allow decisions to be made for &#8220;administrative&nbsp; convenience.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IEP team, including the parents, agreed that a student would receive homebased instruction for part of the day for instruction in academic subjects. 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