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<blockquote data-quote="Mickey2255" data-source="post: 108674" data-attributes="member: 3720"><p>Thank you! My first reaction was to be a PITA about it all but that's why I post here before I actually reply to these flaming emails from school!!</p><p></p><p>I'm starting to think that the sped director has never dealt with mediation before. She's fairly new to this position - just 5 years ago she was a regular ed teacher at the school. And this is a charter school open only 10 years so they don't have as much experience with this stuff as some I'm sure. I also get the feeling that because I'm actually fighting them (It's quite possible they've never had this happen before) the principal is holding her responsible for not "controlling" me. I've quoted IDEA several times and I think she thought to do the same - unfortunately for her she was wrong! The sped coordinator is also in trouble for responding to me with some very inaccurate information - she's not even allowed to correspond with me now. The funny thing is that I've always been totally cooperative, never "argued", very pleasant and smiling and I'm a total piranha at that school. The only time they've ever seen me even get "excited" was when they suspended difficult child for the 13th day last year and I demanded a manifestation determination meeting and they told me because his IEP was only for speech and language it would be pointless. Yep - that's when I got serious with this stuff!</p><p></p><p>Again, thank you! Makes me feel better that others have the same initial reaction and then calmer voices prevail!</p><p></p><p>Michelle</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mickey2255, post: 108674, member: 3720"] Thank you! My first reaction was to be a PITA about it all but that's why I post here before I actually reply to these flaming emails from school!! I'm starting to think that the sped director has never dealt with mediation before. She's fairly new to this position - just 5 years ago she was a regular ed teacher at the school. And this is a charter school open only 10 years so they don't have as much experience with this stuff as some I'm sure. I also get the feeling that because I'm actually fighting them (It's quite possible they've never had this happen before) the principal is holding her responsible for not "controlling" me. I've quoted IDEA several times and I think she thought to do the same - unfortunately for her she was wrong! The sped coordinator is also in trouble for responding to me with some very inaccurate information - she's not even allowed to correspond with me now. The funny thing is that I've always been totally cooperative, never "argued", very pleasant and smiling and I'm a total piranha at that school. The only time they've ever seen me even get "excited" was when they suspended difficult child for the 13th day last year and I demanded a manifestation determination meeting and they told me because his IEP was only for speech and language it would be pointless. Yep - that's when I got serious with this stuff! Again, thank you! Makes me feel better that others have the same initial reaction and then calmer voices prevail! Michelle [/QUOTE]
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