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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 47150" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Just my lay opinion... parents are not obligated to share any medical records with SD. Of course, if you're trying to get an appropriate IEP developed and implemented, it helps if you do release relevant records from your medical providers but you do not *have* to. I do not believe SDs have any given right to private medical records, period. I wouldn't go so far as to say they wouldn't try to use that against you, but I would doubt they'd get too far. If they want evaluations, they can always get their own and foot the bill. But again, if you have professionals making specific recommendations, sharing is good. It sounds like you released all the necessary and relevant records.</p><p></p><p>I absolutely refuse to sign any releases for medical info anymore. If the SD wants info, they can ask me for it. I then get it from whomever and review it before I pass it along. Boo's school has increasingly crept past their role as educators and tried to assert itself in a healthcare case worker capacity. That's not their job. It has proven to be a *huge* distraction in IEP mtgs and a major thorn in my side. They do not need to be privy to Boo's medical issues if they don't relate to school. In thank you's case, there has been information in past psychiatric evaluations that is best kept private. Has no bearing on his education. I simply do not trust our SD to maintain anything approaching privacy and should he return to our community someday, that information does not need to be out there for general consumption. </p><p></p><p>I cannot conceive of any situation where notes taken during a therapy session would have any real value for an SD. If it's a mandatory reporting situation, therapist certainly isn't going to be reporting it to the school.</p><p></p><p>Again, just my lay opinion.</p><p></p><p>Edited to add: To be fair, in our early years in Special Education, in different states, I was more than happy to release all. It was a different (less antagonistic) relationship with the SD and there was trust on both sides. My current policy re: medical records is based on an increasingly difficult relationship with our current SD, to the point now that I don't trust them on *anything*. It is not supposed to be like that.</p><p></p><p>I'm not necessarily advocating always being the gatekeeper for medical records. Sometimes full and complete access is a good thing and works well. Sometimes not. I entered into relationship with- current SD in full expectation of a good working relationship. From my perspective (and it's biased I'm sure), they have done everything in their power to not do their job. Therefore, they've lost my trust and willingness to let my kids' private, protected medical information enter their hands at their whim.</p><p></p><p>Hope that makes sense. Not all SDs are like the one I live in now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 47150, member: 8"] Just my lay opinion... parents are not obligated to share any medical records with SD. Of course, if you're trying to get an appropriate IEP developed and implemented, it helps if you do release relevant records from your medical providers but you do not *have* to. I do not believe SDs have any given right to private medical records, period. I wouldn't go so far as to say they wouldn't try to use that against you, but I would doubt they'd get too far. If they want evaluations, they can always get their own and foot the bill. But again, if you have professionals making specific recommendations, sharing is good. It sounds like you released all the necessary and relevant records. I absolutely refuse to sign any releases for medical info anymore. If the SD wants info, they can ask me for it. I then get it from whomever and review it before I pass it along. Boo's school has increasingly crept past their role as educators and tried to assert itself in a healthcare case worker capacity. That's not their job. It has proven to be a *huge* distraction in IEP mtgs and a major thorn in my side. They do not need to be privy to Boo's medical issues if they don't relate to school. In thank you's case, there has been information in past psychiatric evaluations that is best kept private. Has no bearing on his education. I simply do not trust our SD to maintain anything approaching privacy and should he return to our community someday, that information does not need to be out there for general consumption. I cannot conceive of any situation where notes taken during a therapy session would have any real value for an SD. If it's a mandatory reporting situation, therapist certainly isn't going to be reporting it to the school. Again, just my lay opinion. Edited to add: To be fair, in our early years in Special Education, in different states, I was more than happy to release all. It was a different (less antagonistic) relationship with the SD and there was trust on both sides. My current policy re: medical records is based on an increasingly difficult relationship with our current SD, to the point now that I don't trust them on *anything*. It is not supposed to be like that. I'm not necessarily advocating always being the gatekeeper for medical records. Sometimes full and complete access is a good thing and works well. Sometimes not. I entered into relationship with- current SD in full expectation of a good working relationship. From my perspective (and it's biased I'm sure), they have done everything in their power to not do their job. Therefore, they've lost my trust and willingness to let my kids' private, protected medical information enter their hands at their whim. Hope that makes sense. Not all SDs are like the one I live in now. [/QUOTE]
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