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School psychiatric wants me to withdraw MDE (UPDATE)
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<blockquote data-quote="TiredSoul" data-source="post: 85831" data-attributes="member: 3930"><p>I sent a variation of the letter above via email (prepared to back it up by certified letter if needed) to the Director of SpEd. Here was his response:</p><p></p><p> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">There are several routes to take if you are not satisfied with the outcome of your request to have your son evaluated and you want to appeal. </p><p> </p><p>Citizens Complaint. This is a complaint made to the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction OSPI (the state education agency). OSPI will investigate the complaint and issue a finding. Citizen Complaints generally involve alleged procedural violations. </p><p></p><p>Mediation. This involves both parties meeting with a third party mediator provided at no cost by OSPI. The focus is on attempting to find a mutually agreeable solution that becomes legally binding to both parties. </p><p></p><p>Due Process Hearing. This hearing is held before an administrative law judge (ALJ). Issues may cover any matter relating to identification, evaluation, educational placement or provision of a free appropriate public education. The process is very formalized and parents are not required to retain an attorney but the school district almost certainly will. The results are binding. </p><p> </p><p>These three options are covered by Washington Administrative Code, have more to them then Ive laid out here and have specific steps that must be followed. The details may be found in the Interim Notice of Procedural Safeguards that you were given when you received the paperwork for permission to evaluate. If you dont have a copy of this then let me know and Ill get you one or the school can provide you with one. You may also contact a parent advocate to help you through this process. We have such a group in X County that is funded by the county and is independent of the school district. I would encourage you to contact them if you are contemplating any of these three options as they know the ins and outs of the system. The name is X, ask for X and the number is #. </p><p></p><p>You may also meet with me and ask for my review. My role would be to examine the process and the outcome to ensure that procedures were followed and standard practices were adhered to. I take no sides and will try to help the parents and staff resolve their differences. If an error was made by staff I will ensure that it is addressed promptly. My preference is to resolve disputes at the lowest level and as quickly as possible, usually a day or two. If you choose to meet with me this would not prevent you from taking any of the other options as stated above. Even if you want to take other steps I would like to hear about this from your point of view. </p><p></p><p>Please give me a call at X and we can set up a meeting so we can discuss this in more detail. I look forward to hearing from you. </div></div></p><p></p><p>What do you think? I am so frustrated! I am confused. I don't know what I am doing. Part of me wants to push this and part of me wants to see if they can straighten things out by using interventions such as a behavior plan, etc. Of course I keep going back in forth in my mind - is this my fault (bad parenting, inconsistency), is he just stubborn and strong willed, or does he have some other problem. I think part of the reason I am so confused is because most of the time husband believes it's just a parenting problem and of course my fault! Do I want him labeled if we can avoid it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TiredSoul, post: 85831, member: 3930"] I sent a variation of the letter above via email (prepared to back it up by certified letter if needed) to the Director of SpEd. Here was his response: <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">There are several routes to take if you are not satisfied with the outcome of your request to have your son evaluated and you want to appeal. Citizens Complaint. This is a complaint made to the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction OSPI (the state education agency). OSPI will investigate the complaint and issue a finding. Citizen Complaints generally involve alleged procedural violations. Mediation. This involves both parties meeting with a third party mediator provided at no cost by OSPI. The focus is on attempting to find a mutually agreeable solution that becomes legally binding to both parties. Due Process Hearing. This hearing is held before an administrative law judge (ALJ). Issues may cover any matter relating to identification, evaluation, educational placement or provision of a free appropriate public education. The process is very formalized and parents are not required to retain an attorney but the school district almost certainly will. The results are binding. These three options are covered by Washington Administrative Code, have more to them then Ive laid out here and have specific steps that must be followed. The details may be found in the Interim Notice of Procedural Safeguards that you were given when you received the paperwork for permission to evaluate. If you dont have a copy of this then let me know and Ill get you one or the school can provide you with one. You may also contact a parent advocate to help you through this process. We have such a group in X County that is funded by the county and is independent of the school district. I would encourage you to contact them if you are contemplating any of these three options as they know the ins and outs of the system. The name is X, ask for X and the number is #. You may also meet with me and ask for my review. My role would be to examine the process and the outcome to ensure that procedures were followed and standard practices were adhered to. I take no sides and will try to help the parents and staff resolve their differences. If an error was made by staff I will ensure that it is addressed promptly. My preference is to resolve disputes at the lowest level and as quickly as possible, usually a day or two. If you choose to meet with me this would not prevent you from taking any of the other options as stated above. Even if you want to take other steps I would like to hear about this from your point of view. Please give me a call at X and we can set up a meeting so we can discuss this in more detail. I look forward to hearing from you. </div></div> What do you think? I am so frustrated! I am confused. I don't know what I am doing. Part of me wants to push this and part of me wants to see if they can straighten things out by using interventions such as a behavior plan, etc. Of course I keep going back in forth in my mind - is this my fault (bad parenting, inconsistency), is he just stubborn and strong willed, or does he have some other problem. I think part of the reason I am so confused is because most of the time husband believes it's just a parenting problem and of course my fault! Do I want him labeled if we can avoid it? [/QUOTE]
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