Trouble brewing again here in Green country (VERY LONG, SORRY)

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Group,

 

     Okay, yal know (or some of you do) that our Miss was attacked in

February by another student in her class.  At that time, we got a lawyer from

the OK disability law center to come in and work them over at the school.  Fast

forward to IEP time in May of this year, we asked for a change of placement to

another more appropriate classroom.  was in a classroom full of children

that have no speech and have severe and profound different-abilities.  is

very verbal and very smart but they chose to put her in there due to her

physical limitations.  (She also has an additional dx of Cerebral palsy

secondary to an intrauterine stroke.)  SO, here's the deal...now we go to school

on Monday and guess what?  They have her in the same classroom as before.  We

actually had the lawyer on the phone at the IEP meeting in May too.  We

requested that she be formerly tested to warrant the change of placement.  They

denied that and

decided to go ahead and put her in the other class.  SHE IS NOT IN THAT OTHER

CLASS NOW!!  They also sent a note home on Monday to all the parents of children

in this severe/profound classroom and told us that we can't come in the

classroom any more at all for anything.  We have to wait outside to pick-up our

children and we cannot cross " the threshold " as the letter stated.  The

classroom is in the " back 40 " of the building and there is a circle drive in

front of the door.  (This school was built 5 years ago, mind you.)  SO, we also

have to go to the front office and sign them in for school and out early for

appointments and wait for someone to bring them to us.  We cannot call and talk

to the teacher and all communication has to go through the back/forth

notebooks.  We are not allowed to have siblings in the classroom at all for any

reason.  BUT, here's the catch, one of the child's parents in the classroom and

their siblings get to

come in and out of the classroom freely without going through the office.  The

staff in the classroom also get to bring their kids in the classroom.  We were

told these new rules were for confidentiality reasons.  I have raised SAN with

the Principal over this.  Does anyone know if this violates civil rights and

warrants a OCR (office of civil rights) complaint?  I was told by the state

dept. today that I would have to have it written in my child's IEP to have

access to her.  The official told me that I would have to word it as " to ensure

the safety of my child, I need access " .  I forgot what else she said and yes,

I'm a dummy for not writing it down.  Okay...enough.  Now yal tell me.  Thanks

in advance for reading and responding!

 

Rebekah

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