{"id":5495,"date":"2011-08-23T04:00:56","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=5495"},"modified":"2011-08-22T12:49:20","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T16:49:20","slug":"resolving-parent-school-disputes-write-a-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/resolving-parent-school-disputes-write-a-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolving Parent-School Disputes &#8211; Write a Letter"},"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=\"Resolving%20Parent-School%20Disputes%20-%20Write%20a%20Letter\";<\/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 black; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/img\/parent.writes.ltr.150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"133\" \/>I attended the first IEP meeting for my child.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t agree with the school&#8217;s proposed IEP.\u00a0 What should I do?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Before the school can place your child in a special education program for the first time, you must give your informed consent.  Check the statute and regulations about consent: 20 U.S.C. 1414(a)(1)(D); 34 C.F.R. 300.300.<\/p>\n<p>If you disagree with the school&#8217;s proposed program, you should not consent to the IEP.  To eliminate misunderstandings, always describe your concerns and objections <strong>in writing<\/strong>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You have the right to disagree with the school about your child&#8217;s needs, appropriate services, educational placements, and other issues. You can negotiate, and try to resolve your dispute informally through the IEP process.<\/p>\n<p>Request another IEP meeting to discuss other solutions.  <strong>Write a &#8220;Letter  to the Stranger&#8221; that describes your child&#8217;s history and your concerns.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Writing the &#8220;Letter to the Stranger&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/Letter_to_Stranger.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">This is the &#8220;Letter to the Stranger&#8221;<\/span><\/a> by Janie Bowman and Pete Wright that was originally posted on the ADD Forum. Learn how to make requests that make decision-makers want to help. Meet the pipe-smoking stranger who is looking over your shoulder when you put pen to paper.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have described your concerns in this letter, you can discuss your concerns with the school members of the team.\u00a0 Try to reach an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement may be temporary.<\/p>\n<p>For example, you and the school may agree to try a program or placement for a specified period of time, and meet a few weeks later to discuss how your child is doing.<\/p>\n<p>We advise trying to resolve the dispute informally through negotiating with the school.<\/p>\n<p>If you disagree with the team&#8217;s plan, you do have other options for resolving disputes &#8211;\u00a0 requesting mediation, filing a complaint with the state department of education, requesting a due process hearing.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll save these for another post.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/aaieps.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/aaiep\/cover.92x119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"79\" height=\"101\" \/><\/a>You will find more FAQs in an entire chapter about Resolving Parent-School Disputes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/aaiep\/index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: All About IEPs<\/span><\/a>, Chapter 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I attended the first IEP meeting for my child.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t agree with the school&#8217;s proposed IEP.\u00a0 What should I do? 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