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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 25724" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I was under the impression that a 504 does hold water. </div></div></p><p></p><p>In theory, it does. If it was enforced with consistency, it would. In practice, it is too often sorely lacking.</p><p></p><p>In school districts where the law is adhered too, it can and should work. After all, 504 law is written to include "special education and related services." See <a href="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/hq5269.html" target="_blank">http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/hq5269.html</a> for more on:</p><p></p><p> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Under the Section 504 regulation, a recipient that operates a public elementary or secondary a education program has a number of responsibilities toward qualified handicapped persons in its jurisdiction. These recipients [school districts] must:</p><p> </p><p><ul>[*]...Provide a"free appropriate public education" to each student with handicaps, regardless of the nature or severity of the handicap. This means providing regular or special education and related aids and services designed to meet the individual educational needs of handicapped persons as adequately as the needs of nonhandicapped persons are met...; [/list]</div></div></p><p></p><p>In school districts where side-stepping the intent of the law is the practice, 504s are better than having nothing in my opinion.</p><p></p><p> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">mention that you are thinking of calling the State Dept. of Ed. because they are not complying with the 504 and they will start complying. </div></div></p><p></p><p>Sometimes that will happen, but it depends on the school district. </p><p></p><p>If one happens to live in a school district that is just going through the motions, the parent has a problem. Believe it or not, there are still school districts in the USA that will tell a parent, "we don't do 504s."</p><p></p><p>Parents have little input, control or enforcement capabilities when it comes to 504s. School districts with their eye on the budget instead of the best interest of the student can get away with just about anything with-a 504 as long as they adhere to "procedural safeguards."</p><p></p><p>For instance, often goals in 504s are written with vague terminology such as "may" vs "shall." "May" leaves implementing 504 goals to the discretion of each educator. Filing a complaint involving a 504 written so vaguely is a waste of time.</p><p></p><p>If an IEP is written in such a manner, the parent (a full member of the IEP team) can call an IEP meeting and address the problem.</p><p></p><p>Federal 504 law does not mandate the parent as a team member, so unless State law or school district policy includes the parent(s) as a participating team member, they don't even have to invite the parent(s) to 504 meetings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 25724, member: 23"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I was under the impression that a 504 does hold water. </div></div> In theory, it does. If it was enforced with consistency, it would. In practice, it is too often sorely lacking. In school districts where the law is adhered too, it can and should work. After all, 504 law is written to include "special education and related services." See [url="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/hq5269.html"]http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/hq5269.html[/url] for more on: <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Under the Section 504 regulation, a recipient that operates a public elementary or secondary a education program has a number of responsibilities toward qualified handicapped persons in its jurisdiction. These recipients [school districts] must: <ul>[*]...Provide a"free appropriate public education" to each student with handicaps, regardless of the nature or severity of the handicap. This means providing regular or special education and related aids and services designed to meet the individual educational needs of handicapped persons as adequately as the needs of nonhandicapped persons are met...; [/list]</div></div> In school districts where side-stepping the intent of the law is the practice, 504s are better than having nothing in my opinion. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">mention that you are thinking of calling the State Dept. of Ed. because they are not complying with the 504 and they will start complying. </div></div> Sometimes that will happen, but it depends on the school district. If one happens to live in a school district that is just going through the motions, the parent has a problem. Believe it or not, there are still school districts in the USA that will tell a parent, "we don't do 504s." Parents have little input, control or enforcement capabilities when it comes to 504s. School districts with their eye on the budget instead of the best interest of the student can get away with just about anything with-a 504 as long as they adhere to "procedural safeguards." For instance, often goals in 504s are written with vague terminology such as "may" vs "shall." "May" leaves implementing 504 goals to the discretion of each educator. Filing a complaint involving a 504 written so vaguely is a waste of time. If an IEP is written in such a manner, the parent (a full member of the IEP team) can call an IEP meeting and address the problem. Federal 504 law does not mandate the parent as a team member, so unless State law or school district policy includes the parent(s) as a participating team member, they don't even have to invite the parent(s) to 504 meetings. [/QUOTE]
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