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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 406264" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>She is LYING to you. There is NO WAY she has taught sp ed for that long and you are the ONLY parent who has refused to battle homework. period. NO POSSIBLE WAY that can be true. EVERY sp ed teacher I have known, since I was a child and my dad worked with the sp ed teachers to have the deaf kids in his shop classes, has has a MAJORITY of parents who refused or were not CAPABLE to help/force a kid to do homework. I was the FIRST parent in over 10 years that would work on a project at home that the sp ed teacher had EVER had when wiz was in fifth grade. She had been in a great school with LOTS of great parents and I was still the FIRST to actually get homework done. </p><p> </p><p>She is trying to guilt and railroad you to cut his services by convincing you he is just lazy. where is her PROOF of that? Her opinion is just that - OPINION. Everyone has one and she is most likely WRONG. It is an OLD attitude toward sp ed students and teaching in general. Try to read Lost at School, at least to skim it, before the meeting. Also look in that mirror and remind yourself that YOU - his MOM - are the EXPERT on your child. NOT THIS WITCH. Don't let her bully you, don't go to the meeting alone. Take an advocate, his therapist, a letter from his psychiatrist with his diagnosis's, and a lawyer if you need one.</p><p> </p><p>Read over the archives here and <a href="http://www.wrightslaw.com" target="_blank">www.wrightslaw.com</a> to see what you can find there. If they want to reevaluate him, fine. Figure out what you need to have a second opinion of their evaluations, insist on a neuropsychologist evaluation (FULL), Occupational Therapist (OT), assistive tech, and FBA. </p><p> </p><p>Also work on a Parent Report. Even if you don't give them copies it will help you have your info in order and fresh in your mind. When you go into the meeting take whatever books you have, like The Bipolar Child and a recent edition of Wrightslaw, in with you. Put postits sticking out on areas that might be helpful. Even if you don't open the books it will look like you are ready for anything they throw at you. It is odd but it really intimidated the head of sp ed services for our district and she actually asked me to leave them out of the meeting. I declined, and looked up a couple of points where they were going to violate my child's rights by forcing mainstreaming when he just wasn't ready or able to handle it for a full day. MANY jr highs and middle schools don't want to have sp ed students in their classes all day ever. So they do what they can to make every child give up that right. I won, and Wiz was able to spend whatever time he needed in the sp ed room and take all his tests there. The tests were not his problem - he got done early and then got bored because he wasn't allowed to read a book when he was done. He was unable to sit quietly for 5 mins (even medicated) with-o talking, so the 30 mins he usually had after he was done wtih the test usually ended up with major trouble. So he took all tests in the sp ed room and then could read a book or go on the computer or whatever.</p><p> </p><p>Also they need to teach him to use the assistive tech, not take it away because he is slow. That is BS and intolerable. They can then either scribe for him or let him have modified assignments so he doesn't have to type as much. If the reg teachers "cannot" modify every exercise then he "cannot" be in their class as it is NOT FAPE. </p><p> </p><p>I am sorry she is such a bully. You can find the Parent Report on the link in my signature. They are a huge help even if you cannot fully complete it before the meeting. YOU can reschedule that meeting as YOU are every bit as important as they are to the meeting. Don't be afraid to send a letter saying they must reschedule as they did not give you 10 days notice - and sending notice home with your child does not qualify as notifying you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 406264, member: 1233"] She is LYING to you. There is NO WAY she has taught sp ed for that long and you are the ONLY parent who has refused to battle homework. period. NO POSSIBLE WAY that can be true. EVERY sp ed teacher I have known, since I was a child and my dad worked with the sp ed teachers to have the deaf kids in his shop classes, has has a MAJORITY of parents who refused or were not CAPABLE to help/force a kid to do homework. I was the FIRST parent in over 10 years that would work on a project at home that the sp ed teacher had EVER had when wiz was in fifth grade. She had been in a great school with LOTS of great parents and I was still the FIRST to actually get homework done. She is trying to guilt and railroad you to cut his services by convincing you he is just lazy. where is her PROOF of that? Her opinion is just that - OPINION. Everyone has one and she is most likely WRONG. It is an OLD attitude toward sp ed students and teaching in general. Try to read Lost at School, at least to skim it, before the meeting. Also look in that mirror and remind yourself that YOU - his MOM - are the EXPERT on your child. NOT THIS WITCH. Don't let her bully you, don't go to the meeting alone. Take an advocate, his therapist, a letter from his psychiatrist with his diagnosis's, and a lawyer if you need one. Read over the archives here and [URL="http://www.wrightslaw.com"]www.wrightslaw.com[/URL] to see what you can find there. If they want to reevaluate him, fine. Figure out what you need to have a second opinion of their evaluations, insist on a neuropsychologist evaluation (FULL), Occupational Therapist (OT), assistive tech, and FBA. Also work on a Parent Report. Even if you don't give them copies it will help you have your info in order and fresh in your mind. When you go into the meeting take whatever books you have, like The Bipolar Child and a recent edition of Wrightslaw, in with you. Put postits sticking out on areas that might be helpful. Even if you don't open the books it will look like you are ready for anything they throw at you. It is odd but it really intimidated the head of sp ed services for our district and she actually asked me to leave them out of the meeting. I declined, and looked up a couple of points where they were going to violate my child's rights by forcing mainstreaming when he just wasn't ready or able to handle it for a full day. MANY jr highs and middle schools don't want to have sp ed students in their classes all day ever. So they do what they can to make every child give up that right. I won, and Wiz was able to spend whatever time he needed in the sp ed room and take all his tests there. The tests were not his problem - he got done early and then got bored because he wasn't allowed to read a book when he was done. He was unable to sit quietly for 5 mins (even medicated) with-o talking, so the 30 mins he usually had after he was done wtih the test usually ended up with major trouble. So he took all tests in the sp ed room and then could read a book or go on the computer or whatever. Also they need to teach him to use the assistive tech, not take it away because he is slow. That is BS and intolerable. They can then either scribe for him or let him have modified assignments so he doesn't have to type as much. If the reg teachers "cannot" modify every exercise then he "cannot" be in their class as it is NOT FAPE. I am sorry she is such a bully. You can find the Parent Report on the link in my signature. They are a huge help even if you cannot fully complete it before the meeting. YOU can reschedule that meeting as YOU are every bit as important as they are to the meeting. Don't be afraid to send a letter saying they must reschedule as they did not give you 10 days notice - and sending notice home with your child does not qualify as notifying you. [/QUOTE]
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