{"id":835,"date":"2010-01-14T17:21:01","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T21:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=835"},"modified":"2011-08-08T11:13:22","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T15:13:22","slug":"can-a-child-with-an-iep-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/can-a-child-with-an-iep-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a Child with an IEP Fail?"},"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=\"Can%20a%20Child%20with%20an%20IEP%20Fail%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>Does having an IEP guarantee my son will not fail?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The answer to this particular question is No.  An IEP does not guarantee that a child will not fail.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If a child has a disability and needs special education services, the school and parents meet to develop an IEP.<\/p>\n<p>The IEP is an educational plan that should be tailored to meet your child&#8217;s unique needs. The program, or plan, describes what a child needs to enable him to be involved in and make progress in the general education curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>The IEP does not guarantee that your child won&#8217;t fail, although it is unusual for a child with an IEP to fail.<\/p>\n<p>On the flipside of this, a different question.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The school is denying my child services under Section 504 because he is not failing.\u00a0 Does a student have to be failing to get a 504 plan or an IEP?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The answer to this question is No.\u00a0 A child does not have to be failing to qualify for services under Section 504 or IDEA. The law does not mention &#8220;failing&#8221; as a criteria for services under Section 504 or IDEA.<\/p>\n<p>If a child has a disability that limits a major life activity (such as reading and learning), he or she should be eligible for 504 protections.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the ADA was amended and renamed ADAAA. Section 504 was amended so that it incorporates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/sec504.adaaa.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">ADAAA<\/span><\/a> and applies to public school students under <span style=\"color: #000080;\">Section 504. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">See<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/sec504.adaaa.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/sec504.adaaa.htm<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/sec504.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">articles and resources<\/span><\/a> on this page:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/sec504.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/sec504.index.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Your Challenge<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have a child that is not failing but needs services, the law is on your side.\u00a0 But that is not enough. You need to be a salesman and portray your child and his situation so school people want to help. This is your challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Read our &#8220;<a href=\"www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/Letter_to_Stranger.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Letter to the Stranger<\/span><\/a>&#8221; article to see how a parent changed<br \/>\ntheir message, and in doing so, got her son the help he needed:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/Letter_to_Stranger.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/Letter_to_Stranger.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does having an IEP guarantee my son will not fail? 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