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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 75050" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>I have some pet peeves myself. One is school districts narrow interpretation of their responsibilities. Its been fodder for many attorneys as evidenced by the multiple thousands of Due Process Hearings and lawsuits that have been filed over the years throughout the US.</p><p></p><p>For those who arent aware, FAPE is the right of every child in the United States. It is incorporated into and the foundation upon which IDEA is based.</p><p></p><p>Jemma1028s signature reflects that her difficult child has ADHD and Sensory Integration Disorder (SID). There are some authorities who contend that fine and gross motor skill problems are almost always inherent with-ADHD. Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) is not an uncommon co-existing condition either. School district professionals know this, yet time and time we see parents post about Occupational Therapist (OT) not being provided and its a crucial service in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>I dont recall seeing anything in the regs to the effect that a related service must have significant impact on the child's performance in his/her educational environment and that the student requires XYZ services in order to have the essential skills to benefit from his or her educational environment prior to qualifying for a related service. This sounds to be school district policy. Can you post the federal rule, reg or statute? </p><p></p><p>To my knowledge theres not a 2nd qualifying requirement under IDEA an individual qualifies for special education and related services or s/he doesnt. Section 300.34(a) and section 602(26) of the Act state that, related services include other supportive services that are required to <em>assist</em> a child with a disability to benefit from special education." </p><p></p><p>Pet peeve #3, sds that do not comply with Section 300.304(c)(6) which requires that the evaluation of a child with a disability be sufficiently comprehensive to identify all the childs special education and related services needs, whether or not commonly linked to the disability category in which the child has been classified. As I mentioned before, Occupational Therapist (OT) services are denied time after time matters not that fine/gross motor skills and or Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) impacts learning, social skills development, etc. </p><p></p><p>We agree that theres nothing in the regs stating that Occupational Therapist (OT) in the schools provides full remediation. But the goal of education is to produce productive, functional adults not throw some type of assistive technology or accommodation at the student in lieu of providing an appropriate related service. </p><p></p><p> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Especially now with such emphasis on passing standardized tests, related services looks hard at when a student is pulled out from his/her LRE to participate in therapy. If the student has the essential skills to participate in his educational environment, a related service Occupational Therapist (OT) is not going to pull that student out of academics in order to remediate a motor skill.</div></div> </p><p></p><p>That policy is inconsistent with IDEA and should be the school districts problem to work out. If the student needs the related service, s/he should not have to suffer the consequence of the service being withheld -- now or on down the road.</p><p></p><p>I don't agree 100% with your position, but I do respect it. Posting different perspectives is good and educational for our members, in my opinion. </p><p></p><p>I believe it's Pete Wright that said on his website -- don't take my word for it, check it out, do your own research and interpretations -- words to that effect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 75050, member: 23"] I have some pet peeves myself. One is school districts narrow interpretation of their responsibilities. Its been fodder for many attorneys as evidenced by the multiple thousands of Due Process Hearings and lawsuits that have been filed over the years throughout the US. For those who arent aware, FAPE is the right of every child in the United States. It is incorporated into and the foundation upon which IDEA is based. Jemma1028s signature reflects that her difficult child has ADHD and Sensory Integration Disorder (SID). There are some authorities who contend that fine and gross motor skill problems are almost always inherent with-ADHD. Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) is not an uncommon co-existing condition either. School district professionals know this, yet time and time we see parents post about Occupational Therapist (OT) not being provided and its a crucial service in my opinion. I dont recall seeing anything in the regs to the effect that a related service must have significant impact on the child's performance in his/her educational environment and that the student requires XYZ services in order to have the essential skills to benefit from his or her educational environment prior to qualifying for a related service. This sounds to be school district policy. Can you post the federal rule, reg or statute? To my knowledge theres not a 2nd qualifying requirement under IDEA an individual qualifies for special education and related services or s/he doesnt. Section 300.34(a) and section 602(26) of the Act state that, related services include other supportive services that are required to [i]assist[/i] a child with a disability to benefit from special education." Pet peeve #3, sds that do not comply with Section 300.304(c)(6) which requires that the evaluation of a child with a disability be sufficiently comprehensive to identify all the childs special education and related services needs, whether or not commonly linked to the disability category in which the child has been classified. As I mentioned before, Occupational Therapist (OT) services are denied time after time matters not that fine/gross motor skills and or Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) impacts learning, social skills development, etc. We agree that theres nothing in the regs stating that Occupational Therapist (OT) in the schools provides full remediation. But the goal of education is to produce productive, functional adults not throw some type of assistive technology or accommodation at the student in lieu of providing an appropriate related service. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Especially now with such emphasis on passing standardized tests, related services looks hard at when a student is pulled out from his/her LRE to participate in therapy. If the student has the essential skills to participate in his educational environment, a related service Occupational Therapist (OT) is not going to pull that student out of academics in order to remediate a motor skill.</div></div> That policy is inconsistent with IDEA and should be the school districts problem to work out. If the student needs the related service, s/he should not have to suffer the consequence of the service being withheld -- now or on down the road. I don't agree 100% with your position, but I do respect it. Posting different perspectives is good and educational for our members, in my opinion. I believe it's Pete Wright that said on his website -- don't take my word for it, check it out, do your own research and interpretations -- words to that effect. [/QUOTE]
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