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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 510661" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I actually think board is making a mistake having their atty there, esp if you won't have one with- you. It smacks of intimidation as well as having the deck stacked in their favor (i.e. they have benefit of legal representation while you don't). I know at one point I called SD's bluff by insisting that if they were going to have their atty, they needed to pay for mine - but I think the most recent IDEA rule change severely limits parents' rights to be reimbursed by SD for their atty fees. (JJJ - am I correct in that?)</p><p></p><p>If you can't take your own atty, I'd bring along a couple of people to document the mtg - unreasonable for board to expect you to think on your feet *and* make notes of who said what. Recording mtg would be ideal, but I get the feeling they won't agree to that.</p><p></p><p>Disclaimer - I distrust SD's in general and *especially* SD attys. In my cynical, many-times-burned opinion, SD attys are there to cover SD's posterior while the SD tries like crazy to not provide FAPE in LRE. But... I may just be paranoid. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 510661, member: 8"] I actually think board is making a mistake having their atty there, esp if you won't have one with- you. It smacks of intimidation as well as having the deck stacked in their favor (i.e. they have benefit of legal representation while you don't). I know at one point I called SD's bluff by insisting that if they were going to have their atty, they needed to pay for mine - but I think the most recent IDEA rule change severely limits parents' rights to be reimbursed by SD for their atty fees. (JJJ - am I correct in that?) If you can't take your own atty, I'd bring along a couple of people to document the mtg - unreasonable for board to expect you to think on your feet *and* make notes of who said what. Recording mtg would be ideal, but I get the feeling they won't agree to that. Disclaimer - I distrust SD's in general and *especially* SD attys. In my cynical, many-times-burned opinion, SD attys are there to cover SD's posterior while the SD tries like crazy to not provide FAPE in LRE. But... I may just be paranoid. :winking: [/QUOTE]
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