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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 149722" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>The only place I've seen in the regs that prohibit attorney attendance is Resolution.</p><p></p><p>ed.gov comments regarding IDEA 2004:</p><p></p><p> <em><span style="font-family: 'Melior-Italic'">Comment: </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Melior'">A few commenters</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">expressed concern that IEP Team</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">meetings are being used by parent</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">advocates to train parents of other</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">children, and by attorneys to train their</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">associates about the school's IEP</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">process. In order to prevent this, these</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">commenters stated that the regulations</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">should identify the specific knowledge</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">and expertise that an individual must</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">have to be included on an IEP Team.</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">One commenter expressed concern</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">about confidentiality rights; the lack of</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">credentials for advocates; and the lack</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">of authority for a parent or school</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">district to prevent advocates from</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">participating in an IEP Team meeting.</span></p><p> <em><span style="font-family: 'Melior-Italic'">Discussion: </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Melior'">Section 614(d)(1)(B)(vi) of</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">the Act allows other individuals who</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">have knowledge or special expertise</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">regarding the child to be included on a</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">child's IEP Team. Section 300.321(c)</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">provides that the determination of the</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">knowledge or special expertise of these</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">individuals must be made by the party</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">(parents or public agency) who invited</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">the individual to be a member of the IEP</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">Team. We continue to believe that this</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">determination is best left to parents and</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">the public agency. We also believe that</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">it would be inappropriate to regulate on</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">the specific knowledge and expertise</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">that an individual must have to be</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">included on an IEP Team because it</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">would be burdensome for both parents</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">and public agencies.</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">Additionally, nothing in the Act</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">prevents parents from consenting to</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">have an observer who is not a member</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">of the IEP Team present at the meeting,</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">as the parent can consent to the sharing</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">of confidential information about the</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">child. With that exception, it should be</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">emphasized that a person who does not</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">have knowledge and special expertise</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">regarding the child and who is not</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">requested to be present at the IEP Team</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">meeting by the parent or public agency</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">would not be permitted to be a member</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">of the IEP Team or be permitted to</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">attend the IEP Team meeting as an</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Melior'">observer.</span></p><p> <em><span style="font-family: 'Melior-Italic'">Changes: </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Melior'">None.</span></p><p> </p><p>I'd go at this from a different angle -- via OCR. If you feel this is an intimidation tactic, Section 504 may help. (I doubt they can prove that a sd attorney attends every IEP meeting.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 149722, member: 23"] The only place I've seen in the regs that prohibit attorney attendance is Resolution. ed.gov comments regarding IDEA 2004: [I][FONT=Melior-Italic]Comment: [/FONT][/I][FONT=Melior]A few commenters[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]expressed concern that IEP Team[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]meetings are being used by parent[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]advocates to train parents of other[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]children, and by attorneys to train their[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]associates about the school's IEP[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]process. In order to prevent this, these[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]commenters stated that the regulations[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]should identify the specific knowledge[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]and expertise that an individual must[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]have to be included on an IEP Team.[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]One commenter expressed concern[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]about confidentiality rights; the lack of[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]credentials for advocates; and the lack[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]of authority for a parent or school[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]district to prevent advocates from[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]participating in an IEP Team meeting.[/FONT] [I][FONT=Melior-Italic]Discussion: [/FONT][/I][FONT=Melior]Section 614(d)(1)(B)(vi) of[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]the Act allows other individuals who[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]have knowledge or special expertise[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]regarding the child to be included on a[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]child's IEP Team. Section 300.321(c)[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]provides that the determination of the[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]knowledge or special expertise of these[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]individuals must be made by the party[/FONT] [FONT=Melior](parents or public agency) who invited[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]the individual to be a member of the IEP[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]Team. We continue to believe that this[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]determination is best left to parents and[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]the public agency. We also believe that[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]it would be inappropriate to regulate on[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]the specific knowledge and expertise[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]that an individual must have to be[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]included on an IEP Team because it[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]would be burdensome for both parents[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]and public agencies.[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]Additionally, nothing in the Act[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]prevents parents from consenting to[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]have an observer who is not a member[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]of the IEP Team present at the meeting,[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]as the parent can consent to the sharing[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]of confidential information about the[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]child. With that exception, it should be[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]emphasized that a person who does not[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]have knowledge and special expertise[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]regarding the child and who is not[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]requested to be present at the IEP Team[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]meeting by the parent or public agency[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]would not be permitted to be a member[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]of the IEP Team or be permitted to[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]attend the IEP Team meeting as an[/FONT] [FONT=Melior]observer.[/FONT] [I][FONT=Melior-Italic]Changes: [/FONT][/I][FONT=Melior]None.[/FONT] I'd go at this from a different angle -- via OCR. If you feel this is an intimidation tactic, Section 504 may help. (I doubt they can prove that a sd attorney attends every IEP meeting.) [/QUOTE]
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