Re: School reports 5 year old to Department of Human services PLEASE HELP! (Long

[Guest guest]

> ,Sam, at school this week. Sam (PDD-NOS) is in Kindergarten and has

an IEP and BIP

> already established. In his IEP it specifically states that he is to

have access to an

> alternative bathroom because of possible impulsive and inappropriate

behavior with peers.

>>

> but now there is a formal record of the incident stating sexual

abuse by an

> autistic child. This is very upsetting to Sam's parents and they

would like to know what

> they can do to get this off Sam's record (State and/or county).

First, your friend needs to call an emergency IEP meeting to add a 1:1

aide for her son, including during break times, so he can be

adequately supervised. This incident is proof that the current

IEP/BIP is not sufficient.

Second, I would find out how to add a statement to the formal record

of this incident, which indicates that the incident was caused by

inadequate supervision of the child by school personnel.

Dana

[Guest guest]

> ,Sam, at school this week. Sam (PDD-NOS) is in Kindergarten and has

an IEP and BIP

> already established. In his IEP it specifically states that he is to

have access to an

> alternative bathroom because of possible impulsive and inappropriate

behavior with peers.

>>

> but now there is a formal record of the incident stating sexual

abuse by an

> autistic child. This is very upsetting to Sam's parents and they

would like to know what

> they can do to get this off Sam's record (State and/or county).

First, your friend needs to call an emergency IEP meeting to add a 1:1

aide for her son, including during break times, so he can be

adequately supervised. This incident is proof that the current

IEP/BIP is not sufficient.

Second, I would find out how to add a statement to the formal record

of this incident, which indicates that the incident was caused by

inadequate supervision of the child by school personnel.

Dana

[Guest guest]

I would add to Dana's great advice that when adding a statement to the

formal record, it should include a letter from the parents of the other

child involved stating they understand what happened and are

categorically not endorsing or requesting that this record of the

incident and it's inflamatory statements. If they are unwilling to

write such a letter, make sure that the record of their comments during

the process are repeated in your statement, i.e., that they understood

what REALLY happened and are happy with the outcome at the school level.

Good luck!