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<blockquote data-quote="mistmouse" data-source="post: 149587" data-attributes="member: 289"><p>Please, can you tell me if there is a basis to complain about the SD continuing to have an attorney present at IEP meetings when they know I cannot have counsel present?</p><p> </p><p>As you may remember, we have been in litigation almost constantly with the SD since 2002. However, we are no longer in litigation. I have written no complaints of any sort regarding the IEP not being followed this school year. In October we had an IEP meeting to clarify some points on the BIP. SD invited counsel, I objected beforehand, to no avail. Counsel was not only present, but ran the meeting. I had to argue with the SpEd director regarding my parent input stating I felt intimidated and therefore unable to meaningfully participate in my daughter's IEP. The director wanted to take that out of the IEP. I got to keep it in, as I reminded him it is parent input. I then wrote another letter stating that I was intimidated further because the attorney ran the meeting. </p><p> </p><p>Now, it is time for my daughter's annual IEP meeting, and again the SD has invited their attorney. Is there no way to put a stop to this? Am I going to have to face the SD's attorney, and be intimidated in every IEP meeting for the next five years?</p><p> </p><p>What do I do? Is my only recourse to file a state complaint? I consider this retaliation for fighting for FAPE in the LRE for my daughter, and I also feel discriminated against, as there is no way they can make me believe that they have counsel present at all their IEP meetings.</p><p> </p><p>It is stressful enough to always have 15-20 SD personnel in the meeting against me, the parent. Add to that the fact that the SpEd director is more ODD than my daughter ever thought of being, and I think he could benefit from a dose of Adderall himself. He goes off on tangents and it is hard to reign him in.</p><p> </p><p>Any help would be appreciated.</p><p> </p><p>mistmouse</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mistmouse, post: 149587, member: 289"] Please, can you tell me if there is a basis to complain about the SD continuing to have an attorney present at IEP meetings when they know I cannot have counsel present? As you may remember, we have been in litigation almost constantly with the SD since 2002. However, we are no longer in litigation. I have written no complaints of any sort regarding the IEP not being followed this school year. In October we had an IEP meeting to clarify some points on the BIP. SD invited counsel, I objected beforehand, to no avail. Counsel was not only present, but ran the meeting. I had to argue with the SpEd director regarding my parent input stating I felt intimidated and therefore unable to meaningfully participate in my daughter's IEP. The director wanted to take that out of the IEP. I got to keep it in, as I reminded him it is parent input. I then wrote another letter stating that I was intimidated further because the attorney ran the meeting. Now, it is time for my daughter's annual IEP meeting, and again the SD has invited their attorney. Is there no way to put a stop to this? Am I going to have to face the SD's attorney, and be intimidated in every IEP meeting for the next five years? What do I do? Is my only recourse to file a state complaint? I consider this retaliation for fighting for FAPE in the LRE for my daughter, and I also feel discriminated against, as there is no way they can make me believe that they have counsel present at all their IEP meetings. It is stressful enough to always have 15-20 SD personnel in the meeting against me, the parent. Add to that the fact that the SpEd director is more ODD than my daughter ever thought of being, and I think he could benefit from a dose of Adderall himself. He goes off on tangents and it is hard to reign him in. Any help would be appreciated. mistmouse [/QUOTE]
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