any other way to be in an IEP Meeting

[Guest guest]

What else would you say to a school counselor, who is still very insistent for

me to show up in person for the IEP meeting of my daughter. With my  previous

encounters with her, she has a tendency to dominate the conversation and cut me

off (in) mid sentence, until I forget what I was saying in the first place. If

you can imagine a high pitched voice with a nagging tone, that's her. It even

gets more annoying that her facial expression states that what you are saying is

not important, shush and listen to me...

Another important factor is that I work a 12 hour night shift in a very busy

hospital. To attend an IEP the next morning is a very big challenge, physically

and emotionally. I simply will not be able to make it on time for the meeting

even if I drive at 75 miles per hour in a 65 mile zone.

The difference is night and day for some one who has a good rest. The school

knows this, that I could barely think due to lack of sleep. The IEP that I have

signed in the past have no substance at all, we are still working on the same

goals from kindergarten. I have been allowed once to do a telephone meeting, and

that went fine, in fact, that went a little too well for me and to my advantage.

What I dread most is, the fact that I work with the deadliest germs in the

hospital. Some of the patients I deal with do not even show positive as a germ

carrier until after 3 days, after which, I have already been exposed, some

patients are not even cultured, but still remain infected.  My work area can

remain infected days after the initial exposure.  It is inhuman for me to show

up in the school with hundreds of elementary age children and exposed them to

this. I wash before leaving the hospital, I change clothing before stepping out

of the work area, and I

spray my shoes with disinfectant, and change them to street shoes. It is not

enough to decontaminate though.  There are other body parts that may carry germs

until I fully take a bath and wash thoroughly.  I don't think this reasoning

ever sank in the brains of the school official, even in this day of the swine

flu. So, what else do you say?

thanks,

Rhea

[Guest guest]

Check IDEA 1415e and section 1415(f)(1)(...the parent of a child with a

disability and a local educational agency MAY agree to use alternative means

of meeting participation, such as video conferences and conference calls.

You can also check info at _www.wrightslaw.com_ (http://www.wrightslaw.com)

..

This is a very useful web site for the IEP process.

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[Guest guest]

If the time is not convenient they need to reschedule to meet at a

better time for you. They should also be able to set up a conference

call if that is what works better for you.

Noelle

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On May 13, 2009, at 9:59 AM, Rhea Long <rhea.37b_long136@...>

wrote:

>

>

> What else would you say to a school counselor, who is still very

> insistent for me to show up in person for the IEP meeting of my

> daughter. With my previous encounters with her, she has a tendency

> to dominate the conversation and cut me off (in) mid sentence, until

> I forget what I was saying in the first place. If you can imagine a

> high pitched voice with a nagging tone, that's her. It even gets

> more annoying that her facial expression states that what you are

> saying is not important, shush and listen to me...

> Another important factor is that I work a 12 hour night shift in a

> very busy hospital. To attend an IEP the next morning is a very big

> challenge, physically and emotionally. I simply will not be able to

> make it on time for the meeting even if I drive at 75 miles per hour

> in a 65 mile zone.

> The difference is night and day for some one who has a good rest.

> The school knows this, that I could barely think due to lack of

> sleep. The IEP that I have signed in the past have no substance at

> all, we are still working on the same goals from kindergarten. I

> have been allowed once to do a telephone meeting, and that went

> fine, in fact, that went a little too well for me and to my

> advantage. What I dread most is, the fact that I work with the

> deadliest germs in the hospital. Some of the patients I deal with do

> not even show positive as a germ carrier until after 3 days, after

> which, I have already been exposed, some patients are not even

> cultured, but still remain infected. My work area can remain

> infected days after the initial exposure. It is inhuman for me to

> show up in the school with hundreds of elementary age children and

> exposed them to this. I wash before leaving the hospital, I change

> clothing before stepping out of the work area, and I

> spray my shoes with disinfectant, and change them to street shoes.

> It is not enough to decontaminate though. There are other body

> parts that may carry germs until I fully take a bath and wash

> thoroughly. I don't think this reasoning ever sank in the brains of

> the school official, even in this day of the swine flu. So, what

> else do you say?

>

> thanks,

>

> Rhea

>

>