Re: Observation by professional of child in classroom setting

[Guest guest]

So does it not bother anyone but me that the district can have any " Jane or

Doe " from the district visit/observe your child without you being notified, and

YOU can't visit/observe YOUR child at all - or with a pre-arranged,

pre-determined schedule?

Or is it just me thinking that everyone else has more rights to my child in

the PUBLIC school that my tax dollars pay for, than me, his mother.

Realllyyyy scary folks.

My district paid for a person from another state to come in and observe my

child and evaluate him, but I could not have the same opportunity afforded to

me, and the private therapist I hired and wanted to pay for.

Reallyyyy, reallllyyyyyyyyy scary folks.

a Sell wrote:

We are in the Klein district. A friend of ours, who is a Behavior

Specialist, wanted to visit Ben's classroom and we were also told that she

couldn't do it based on the " privacy issue " . We were told that if she and I

wanted to eat lunch with him in the cafeteria, that would be fine but she

could not visit the class. I also had wanted to observe the high school

program before sending Joe there next year. I was told that since he is

not currently enrolled, I could not observe...again, based on the " privacy

issue " . I checked this out with a friend of mine who is in Administration

at Klein ISD and she confirmed it. She said that there's also an insurance

issue regarding this, however, if I were to visit the classroom with someone

employed by the district, like the Special Ed. Supervisor, that would be

fine--I just couldn't go by myself. No one at the school had mentioned that

to me. She also added that once Joe is enrolled in the program, I could

visit by myself.

Observation by professional of child in

> classroom setting in Klein ISD

>

>

> Fellow list mates,

>

> Has anyone else every come up against this position? My son Christian is a

> 6 year old with high-functioning autism who is mainstreamed in a

> Kindergarten class in an elementary school in Klein ISD. Recently, he has

> been experiencing behavioral problems that are inferring with his academic

> performance. The school has not made any attempt to correct the problems

> (he does have a BIP in his IEP) so I offered to bring in the BCBA who has

> worked with him in a private setting to observe him and make some

> recommendations. The teacher and resource specialist were very excited

> about the possibility and agreed. The school diagnostician and prinicipal

> called the Director of Special Education for Klein ISD today and were told

> " we do not allow outside observations " . The rational is that they have

> been " burnt " in the past and also tried to use privacy issues as an

> excuse. I did check slaw and the advice says that under the Family

> Privacy Act we are allowed to outside observation but it is less clear

> about our rights under IDEA. Any one come up against this before and how

> did you resolve it?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Tammy

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree...it doesn't make much sense.

Observation by professional of child in

> classroom setting in Klein ISD

>

>

> Fellow list mates,

>

> Has anyone else every come up against this position? My son Christian is a

> 6 year old with high-functioning autism who is mainstreamed in a

> Kindergarten class in an elementary school in Klein ISD. Recently, he has

> been experiencing behavioral problems that are inferring with his academic

> performance. The school has not made any attempt to correct the problems

> (he does have a BIP in his IEP) so I offered to bring in the BCBA who has

> worked with him in a private setting to observe him and make some

> recommendations. The teacher and resource specialist were very excited

> about the possibility and agreed. The school diagnostician and prinicipal

> called the Director of Special Education for Klein ISD today and were told

> " we do not allow outside observations " . The rational is that they have

> been " burnt " in the past and also tried to use privacy issues as an

> excuse. I did check slaw and the advice says that under the Family

> Privacy Act we are allowed to outside observation but it is less clear

> about our rights under IDEA. Any one come up against this before and how

> did you resolve it?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Tammy

>

>

[Guest guest]

Amen it sure as bleep does!!!!!

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Re: Observation by professional of child in

classroom setting

I agree...it doesn't make much sense.

Observation by professional of child in

> classroom setting in Klein ISD

>

>

> Fellow list mates,

>

> Has anyone else every come up against this position? My son Christian is a

> 6 year old with high-functioning autism who is mainstreamed in a

> Kindergarten class in an elementary school in Klein ISD. Recently, he has

> been experiencing behavioral problems that are inferring with his academic

> performance. The school has not made any attempt to correct the problems

> (he does have a BIP in his IEP) so I offered to bring in the BCBA who has

> worked with him in a private setting to observe him and make some

> recommendations. The teacher and resource specialist were very excited

> about the possibility and agreed. The school diagnostician and prinicipal

> called the Director of Special Education for Klein ISD today and were told

> " we do not allow outside observations " . The rational is that they have

> been " burnt " in the past and also tried to use privacy issues as an

> excuse. I did check slaw and the advice says that under the Family

> Privacy Act we are allowed to outside observation but it is less clear

> about our rights under IDEA. Any one come up against this before and how

> did you resolve it?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Tammy

>

>

[Guest guest]

Can you file on them with the TEA? I'm new to the school issue, so I

wasn't sure if that is a possible avenue. It's scary as heck.

> We are in the Klein district. A friend of ours, who is a Behavior

> Specialist, wanted to visit Ben's classroom and we were also told

that she

> couldn't do it based on the " privacy issue " . We were told that if

she and I

> wanted to eat lunch with him in the cafeteria, that would be fine

but she

> could not visit the class. I also had wanted to observe the high school

> program before sending Joe there next year. I was told that since he is

> not currently enrolled, I could not observe...again, based on the

" privacy

> issue " . I checked this out with a friend of mine who is in

Administration

> at Klein ISD and she confirmed it. She said that there's also an

insurance

> issue regarding this, however, if I were to visit the classroom with

someone

> employed by the district, like the Special Ed. Supervisor, that

would be

> fine--I just couldn't go by myself. No one at the school had

mentioned that

> to me. She also added that once Joe is enrolled in the program, I could

> visit by myself.

>

>

> Observation by professional of

child in

> > classroom setting in Klein ISD

> >

> >

> > Fellow list mates,

> >

> > Has anyone else every come up against this position? My son

Christian is a

> > 6 year old with high-functioning autism who is mainstreamed in a

> > Kindergarten class in an elementary school in Klein ISD. Recently,

he has

> > been experiencing behavioral problems that are inferring with his

academic

> > performance. The school has not made any attempt to correct the

problems

> > (he does have a BIP in his IEP) so I offered to bring in the BCBA

who has

> > worked with him in a private setting to observe him and make some

> > recommendations. The teacher and resource specialist were very

excited

> > about the possibility and agreed. The school diagnostician and

prinicipal

> > called the Director of Special Education for Klein ISD today and

were told

> > " we do not allow outside observations " . The rational is that they

have

> > been " burnt " in the past and also tried to use privacy issues as an

> > excuse. I did check slaw and the advice says that under the

Family

> > Privacy Act we are allowed to outside observation but it is less

clear

> > about our rights under IDEA. Any one come up against this before

and how

> > did you resolve it?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Tammy

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

,

I don't know how parents can put up with this?

I can understand that you don't want to interrupt the class room with

outside visits, but I don't get it when someone tells me that I can not

observe my own child. Shouldn't at least provide a one-way mirror,

observation windows, camera,..etc in order for the parents to at least get a

clue on how their children spending their time at school.

The practice is available at private schools I had to deal with for my other

NT son. I also understand that some daycares allow you to watch classrooms

on your computer via internet-based cameras. So,,,where is the privacy

issue/law?????

One thing that made me swear off public schools is their love to bring up

the " law " everytime I asked for something...

I wanted to be my own son's shadow since I have been his teacher all of his

life and they would not allow it. However, it was fine for them to suggest

for me to volunteer in another class, so as long as it is not my son's...so

, again, how is the privacy of other children is protected in this case???

no common sense....that's all I can say.

Observation by professional of child in

>> classroom setting in Klein ISD

>>

>>

>> Fellow list mates,

>>

>> Has anyone else every come up against this position? My son Christian is

>> a

>> 6 year old with high-functioning autism who is mainstreamed in a

>> Kindergarten class in an elementary school in Klein ISD. Recently, he has

>> been experiencing behavioral problems that are inferring with his

>> academic

>> performance. The school has not made any attempt to correct the problems

>> (he does have a BIP in his IEP) so I offered to bring in the BCBA who has

>> worked with him in a private setting to observe him and make some

>> recommendations. The teacher and resource specialist were very excited

>> about the possibility and agreed. The school diagnostician and prinicipal

>> called the Director of Special Education for Klein ISD today and were

>> told

>> " we do not allow outside observations " . The rational is that they have

>> been " burnt " in the past and also tried to use privacy issues as an

>> excuse. I did check slaw and the advice says that under the Family

>> Privacy Act we are allowed to outside observation but it is less clear

>> about our rights under IDEA. Any one come up against this before and how

>> did you resolve it?

>>

>> Thanks,

>>

>> Tammy

>>

>>