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IEP meetings in Missouri: what parents aren’t told
IEP students who have difficulty at public school who are often sent home, sent to in-school suspension (ISS), or out-of-school suspension (OSS) may not be in the right program, yet the public school doesn’t offer a “right” program. This predicament is addressed by Congress when Congress arranged for mediation between parents and schools.
Often the regular IEP team doesn’t or won’t think beyond the routine in their building. Serious matters require using a different approach to achieve reasonable outcomes for a student and mediation is where this can happen; mediation participants are not the usual IEP meeting attendees.
Schools may lead parents to believe that “due process” is the only option for the parent to pursue; this is usually not true. A parent is gracious to the district when participating in mediation rather than pursuing other avenues.
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Special Ed pitfalls the first weeks of school Missouri
Here’s some common instances that happen the first weeks of public school that work against our children with special needs:
- All the teachers and staff who work with our child are unaware the child has an IEP or 504 plan.
- Student wasn’t offered to preview the facility or learn the layout of the building prior to the doors opening for the year.
- Staff doesn’t know how to work with behaviors related to our child’s disability.
- Bus drivers/helpers interpret behaviors as worthy of suspension from bus.
- School staff doesn’t report to parent the four items (above).
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Advocates at the IEP Center™ help parents with these civil rights’ concerns in public schools.
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Missouri IEP meetings where parents hear double-talk
Parents now report school staff ask parents intimidating questions to redirect parents away from the topic of services that our children need. “Don’t you want your child to be independent?” is a common question parents are asked.
Within the last four years I have noticed the supports (paraprofessionals) that were a given for many students with inappropriate behaviors are no longer mentioned to parents. These districts are placing the overwhelming task on a classroom teacher of up to 30 students. Unrealistic to all!
Uninformed and inexperienced parents don’t realize their child is missing basic support services while at public school. This results in suspensions that are unnecessary and could usually be avoided.
Advocates at the IEP Center™ help parents with these civil rights’ concerns in public schools.
Special Education Parent’s Advocacy Link LLC dba The IEP Center™ advocates are not attorneys and do not give legal advice. We do not represent children or parents. Contact an attorney.
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