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IEP coming and I don't have the energy
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<blockquote data-quote="--Eleanor--" data-source="post: 43372" data-attributes="member: 3620"><p>I've been through the IEP wars and, frankly, the only thing that stopped our IEP meetings from being the h*ll you described was slapping them with a due process lawsuit. (They settled promptly. Meetings are much more civil now.) Hopefully you won't have to go to that extreme. But there are a couple of things you can do short of that to make it less stressful. (1) Bring along an advocate (not necessarily a lawyer, but if you can afford one, that works wonders); (2) Tape record the IEP meeting. Let them know in advance that you will be taping. Alot of the truly vile commentary dries up when a tape is running. (And if it doesn't, well, you've got something to use in your due process case.) </p><p></p><p>This may be a little cynical on my part, but I think the school is actually trying to wear you down, and is counting on your exhaustion and despair to get you to agree to whatever they want. </p><p></p><p>Hang in there!</p><p></p><p>--Eleanor--</p><p> </p><p></p><p>PS. Save the emails. And do put in a written request for the records.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="--Eleanor--, post: 43372, member: 3620"] I've been through the IEP wars and, frankly, the only thing that stopped our IEP meetings from being the h*ll you described was slapping them with a due process lawsuit. (They settled promptly. Meetings are much more civil now.) Hopefully you won't have to go to that extreme. But there are a couple of things you can do short of that to make it less stressful. (1) Bring along an advocate (not necessarily a lawyer, but if you can afford one, that works wonders); (2) Tape record the IEP meeting. Let them know in advance that you will be taping. Alot of the truly vile commentary dries up when a tape is running. (And if it doesn't, well, you've got something to use in your due process case.) This may be a little cynical on my part, but I think the school is actually trying to wear you down, and is counting on your exhaustion and despair to get you to agree to whatever they want. Hang in there! --Eleanor-- PS. Save the emails. And do put in a written request for the records. [/QUOTE]
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