Re: public school

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This country needs more teachers like you, Annie. Bless your heart

for your compassion and caring.

Our son had a teacher that sounds similar to what is dealing

with. Her behavior was so damaging to our son, that we pulled him out

of school and homeschooled. Turned out to be a huge blessing to us

though, so we continued and are on our 10th year.

BJ

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> I am so sorry you had such a bad experience. Some people have no

business

> going into the field of education! I am a teacher (on a break) and I

made

> accommodations for kids all the time who did not have IEPS or 504s. It's

> called meeting students where they are! Ugh. I get so angry when I read

> things like this. I hope things turn around for you.

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> Annie

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> From:

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> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:28 PM

> To:

> Subject: Re: Re: public school

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> Hi Debbie,

> I feel I need to explain better.

> In Sept he lost his IEP because he refused to go to speech class.

They said

> he no longer had a qualifying diagnosis (even though it was sensory

> integration dysfunction) and that we would have to start over for a

504. I

> told her we

> suspected he had TS and OCD. She told me that I should talk to his

teachers

> and see what accommodations they felt they could do until the 504,

if he

> qualified, kicked in.

>

> Oct 16 he got his diagnosis, TS and OCD. I called her, she said she

would

> like academic testing done, and that just because he has TS and OCD

didn't

> mean

> he qualified for a 504. She suggested we do it outside the school as it

> would

> be quicker, and of course we pay the bill. so we did. in the

meantime she

> said continue to work with the teachers on what accommodations you would

> like

> for him. so I tried, I just had one teacher that wouldn't work with

me, the

> other was great.

>

> Anyway she complained to the principal that I was asking for

accommodations.

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> that's when he called me and told me to stop asking his teachers for

> accommodations, Micah didn't have a 504, and he didn't know if he

would get

> one

> until the testing was done. I reminded him we had given him the

diagnosis

> from

> the Dr that he has TS, and OCD, but he said that still doesn't mean

he needs

> a

> 504. then he told me to stop referring to my child as a special ed

child.

> he's not, he's not getting services. I told him, I was sorry, I

thought any

> child that got any special help was special ed, but he said that's

not true.

>

> personally I thought it was splitting hairs. its not like I was

going around

>

> telling every one, just the 2 teachers I was dealing, did I refer to

him as

> special ed, which he was up until 5 grade. I just assumed a child

that would

> be

> getting a 504, was special ed. (got the papers from Dr.

yesterday...guess

> what...he needs an IEP or 504. He rated him under OHI)

>

> obliviously the principal upset me very much, I cried a lot, mainly

stress,

> fear, but I also felt sucker punched, I'd done what I was told, and

then was

>

> told in a nice way to back off. I would not have asked her 2 or 3

times, if

> she would have answered the first time, but she didn't. I gave her the

> benefit

> of the doubt that she wasn't ignoring me, but I guess she was.

>

> anyway...my husband, called the principals boss!!! OMGosh!! I didn't

know

> until he told me. Well let me tell you things sure changed after

that. the

> principal called my husband and said what would you like in the

> accommodations

> until the 504 takes effect? totally different attitude. My husband

also told

> him

> that I wouldn't have asked multiple times had the teacher responded,

and

> that I didn't know if she got the email, over looked the question,

or what,

> the

> principal didn't realize she wasn't responding.

>

> I guess it pays to have guts...I would never had done that. But it sure

> fixed things.

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> In a message dated 12/3/2008 3:15:37 P.M. Central Standard Time,

> deborahcavender@ <mailto:deborahcavender%40netzero.net> netzero.net

writes:

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> I find that absolutely amazing that the principal said you can't

even use

> the word 504! That's really the most ridiculous thing i've heard!

Public

> schools are required BY LAW to set up a 504 if you request it and

you have

> documentation from his therapist. When I initiated 's, I

contacted

> her

> principal. He asked for the documentation and once he had it, got

the ball

> rolling.

> After we had our meeting with him and the teachers, they wrote it

all up in

> a legal document and I signed it.

> I would try just once more to ask the principal to set up a meeting

with

> him, you, and this teacher to try to work things out. Tell him you feel

> things

> have gotten off on the wrong foot and you'd like a chance to discuss

the

> situation with everyone involved with your son. Ask him this in a

letter or

> email

> and keep a copy. If he refuses, you may have to print your state's

504 law

> and just show up at school. If he still doesn't cooperate, I'd go to

the

> superintendent of your school system.

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