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<blockquote data-quote="rejectedmom" data-source="post: 260159" data-attributes="member: 2315"><p>I cut and pasted the following from an online article. I personally prefer an IEP to a 504. I am not sure why your School is going right to a 504. It seems a bit premature to me.</p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: black">"Section 504 is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Section 504 ensures that the child with a disability has equal <strong>access</strong> to an education. The child may receive accommodations and modifications.</span></em></p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: black">Unlike the </span></em><a href="http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/index.htm" target="_blank"><u><em><span style="color: blue">Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)</span></em></u></a><em><span style="color: black">, Section 504 does not require the school to provide an individualized educational program (IEP) that is designed to meet the child's unique needs and provides the child with educational benefit. Under Section 504, fewer procedural safeguards are available to children with disabilities and their parents than under IDEA. "</span></em></p><p></p><p>It sounds like your school is overly harsh in it's dicipline policy and that it just doesn't want to deal with kids with learning disabilities. So it is quick to put them out into an alternative school.</p><p></p><p>If I were you I would go and observe the alternative school talk to the principle there find out what precautions would be in place to insure the safety of your child and also get a feel for the kinds of children that attend there. This will give you a good idea of how it fits your son's needs. Sometimes the alternative schools are a good thing but there is no way to know just going on rumor and supposition. -RM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rejectedmom, post: 260159, member: 2315"] I cut and pasted the following from an online article. I personally prefer an IEP to a 504. I am not sure why your School is going right to a 504. It seems a bit premature to me. [I][COLOR=black]"Section 504 is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Section 504 ensures that the child with a disability has equal [B]access[/B] to an education. The child may receive accommodations and modifications.[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black]Unlike the [/COLOR][/I][URL='http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/index.htm'][U][I][COLOR=blue]Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)[/COLOR][/I][/U][/URL][I][COLOR=black], Section 504 does not require the school to provide an individualized educational program (IEP) that is designed to meet the child's unique needs and provides the child with educational benefit. Under Section 504, fewer procedural safeguards are available to children with disabilities and their parents than under IDEA. "[/COLOR][/I] It sounds like your school is overly harsh in it's dicipline policy and that it just doesn't want to deal with kids with learning disabilities. So it is quick to put them out into an alternative school. If I were you I would go and observe the alternative school talk to the principle there find out what precautions would be in place to insure the safety of your child and also get a feel for the kinds of children that attend there. This will give you a good idea of how it fits your son's needs. Sometimes the alternative schools are a good thing but there is no way to know just going on rumor and supposition. -RM [/QUOTE]
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