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Add bipolar diagnosis to IEP????
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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 130644" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>You do not say what the manifestation determination is about (cussing the ass't principal?), but the purpose is to determine if the behavior is a manifestation of the disability. ALL students with IEPs are protected from expulsion, but the law is written is such a way, that a SD that wins a MD hearing can REALLY harm a child. The classic example is a child in a wheel chair who writes a threatening note to another student...This is NOT a manifestation of disability...and therefore "normal discipline" would apply EXCEPT to the extent no child with an IEP may be deprived of FAPE. Some SDs try to say two hours a week of home tutoring is FAPE, which it clearly is not. </p><p></p><p>It is a LOT easier to win a MD hearing with a BiPolar (BP) diagnosis and an EBD classification...I WANTED my ex-difficult child to be labeled EBD for three reasons: it was accurate; it would have hurt his self esteem to be labeled with Learning Disability (LD) (this was OFFERED to me as less stigmatizing) but the most important reason is if the worst happened, EBD would offer the most protection in a MD hearing. My son never returned to public school after EGBS (our choice to pay for a private high school that was not a disability related), but he could have IN REGULAR CLASS if he had, because I never lost an MD...</p><p></p><p>If you are facing an MD hearing, your SD is thinking about how fast they can get rid of your son in my opinion. I may not be correct; they may his best interest in mind, but they may not.</p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 130644, member: 284"] Hi, You do not say what the manifestation determination is about (cussing the ass't principal?), but the purpose is to determine if the behavior is a manifestation of the disability. ALL students with IEPs are protected from expulsion, but the law is written is such a way, that a SD that wins a MD hearing can REALLY harm a child. The classic example is a child in a wheel chair who writes a threatening note to another student...This is NOT a manifestation of disability...and therefore "normal discipline" would apply EXCEPT to the extent no child with an IEP may be deprived of FAPE. Some SDs try to say two hours a week of home tutoring is FAPE, which it clearly is not. It is a LOT easier to win a MD hearing with a BiPolar (BP) diagnosis and an EBD classification...I WANTED my ex-difficult child to be labeled EBD for three reasons: it was accurate; it would have hurt his self esteem to be labeled with Learning Disability (LD) (this was OFFERED to me as less stigmatizing) but the most important reason is if the worst happened, EBD would offer the most protection in a MD hearing. My son never returned to public school after EGBS (our choice to pay for a private high school that was not a disability related), but he could have IN REGULAR CLASS if he had, because I never lost an MD... If you are facing an MD hearing, your SD is thinking about how fast they can get rid of your son in my opinion. I may not be correct; they may his best interest in mind, but they may not. Martie [/QUOTE]
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