Welcome Janet

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Dear Janet,

I feel your pain, I have been there and sometimes am still. I too

have struggled with our school for our daughter who is also 13.

Don't give up, find out your rights, an IEP is also what she needs to

have, there was another post about this. An IEP is " Individual

Education Plan " you will let a team know what your daughters

diagnoses is and what her special needs are. I would print out what

CMT is and have that given to all her teachers, if they can see it in

print sometimes this helps. By law, the school has to do whatever it

is your daughter needs to get a good education. I didn't say GREAT,

just good. Our daughter uses a lap top in her classes because of her

hands, the school had to supply this, they can supply a wheelchair

for her to get through her days if you want, they have to hire an

program assistant if this is what your child needs to get through the

day. There are many, many rights you have. If you go in knowing

what they are you will be amazed at the way their attitudes change. I

will help in anyway possible. Please, document whenever you talk to

someone concerning your daughter, the date,time,name of whom you are

speaking with, if it was a phone conversation or in person, what the

dicussion was about. This is all so important. Jan in Illinois