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You are absolutely right Roxanna, I appreciate you putting it into perspective for me. I can't tell you how angry this has made us. Of course since we've been asking for documentation of our son's last suspension, which put him at 9 days, all of a sudden he is doing so well. ??? He is bringing home his point sheet every day having made his "minimum" points. Even though, like today, there was an incident where he walked out of class without permission to get a drink of water. He still got 8 points out of 12! Before this, he would have only gotten a 5 or 6.

We've asked him how he has been able to make his points for the last 8 days in a row, when before he would only average 2. He says he doesn't know, that he doesn't pay attention. We asked him if the teacher and aid have been treating him differently and he says he doesn't know.

I'm just wondering what is so different all of a sudden, he goes from being in the office DAILY and suspended every other week, to this? It is all very suspicious. I wish sometimes I could be a fly on the wall.

It's not that I don't have faith in my son. It's just that they have always made such a big deal about all the refusing to do work, being rude, saying inappropriate things etc (basically AS behaviors) in the past . How is it that now all of a sudden it's not a problem? Because, as we all know, AS kids don't change their behavior that quickly.

I'm sorry I'm venting... Thanks for all the advice and support. :-)ne

From: Roxanna <MadIdeas@...>Subject: Re: ( ) IEP meeting didn't happen-School still saying it wasn't suspension Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 7:35 AM

Just because the principal says she checked with the state DOE, doesn't mean that she did that. I would always ask for things in writing. And this would be one of those times where you can say, "I need a copy of what you received from DOE for our records, please." And if she balks, say you will call and ask for a copy or reply yourself then. A. You don't have to argue with these people. Put what happened in writing and CC copies up the food chain. You have documentation. If you had to go to due process, it would be this person's word against your documentation, data and your saved phone message. I'd say your were looking good in that situation. So they can lie if they choose to do so and you can't stop them from being dishonest.

But create your data showing what actually happened each step of the way. B. You don't have to take their word for anything. This person is a known liar or butt-cover-upper, more likely. So I would never take what she says at face value. She can spout she talked to the president for all I'd believe it. And maybe she did really talk to DOE. But until you see data - a letter outlining the facts from DOE - it did not happen. And frankly, if she told DOE the same story she is telling you, of course they will say she is right. Until they have the facts, they can't really assess what is going on. They can only answer questions based on what is being told to them.C. Sometimes, just documenting the confusion and chaos is enough to prove your point. First you are told this, then that, she said this, then she said that, now she is saying this other things. It shows she

has no clue what is going on and has botched dealing with the situation. I'd have all of that in writing because even her back and forth and lying will be interesting when you go in to negotiate for a better situation. And once you get the reply from DOE in writing or no reply, that also tells it's own story - she told us she talked to DOE and they agreed with her but she refused to show us the reply or give us a copy or tell us who her contact was so we could ask them what the law says, etc. Great stuff to document!

Roxanna"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

Re: ( ) IEP meeting didn't happen-School still saying it wasn't suspension

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Just wanted to ask if anyone has any suggestions on how we could/should procede on this one. The school is still saying my son was not considered "suspended" when they called us to pick him up. The principle claims to have checked with the district's special ed dept and the state DOE to confirm. This makes no sense to me at all. How can they get away with this?

This is so frustrating!! I could scream!

v/r,ne

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You're right to be suspicious. Same thing happened to my son when he was in

first grade. All year he was the " unteachable " kid in class - always being sent

to the pricipal's or notes being sent home. Then after I send a letter to the

superintendent regarding what I consider abuse all of sudden my son is receiving

awards in class. In a conversation about something else with the school I

mentioned the awards and they told me that they were just giving them to him but

there had been no change in his behavior. At that point I didn't care because we

were moving out of the district but was happy that they finally gave my son

positive reinforcement.

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that she did that.  I would always ask for things in writing.  And this would

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and CC copies up the food chain.  You have documentation.  If you had to go to

due process, it would be this person's word against your documentation, data and

your saved phone message.  I'd say your were looking good in that situation. 

So they can lie if they choose to do so and you can't stop them from being

dishonest.  But create your data showing what actually happened each step of

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liar or butt-cover-upper, more likely.  So I would never take what she says at

face value.  She can spout she talked to the president for all I'd believe

it.  And maybe she did really talk to DOE.  But until you see data - a letter

outlining the facts from DOE - it did not happen.  And frankly, if she told DOE

the same story she is telling you, of course they will say she is right.  Until

they have the facts, they can't really assess what is going on.  They can only

answer questions based on what is being told to them.

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your point.  First you are told this, then that, she said this, then she said

that, now she is saying this other things.  It shows she has no clue what is

going on and has botched dealing with the situation.  I'd have all of that in

writing because even her back and forth and lying will be interesting when you

go in to negotiate for a better situation.  And once you get the reply from DOE

in writing or no reply, that also tells it's own story - she told us she talked

to DOE and they agreed with her but she refused to show us the reply or give us

a copy or tell us who her contact was so we could ask them what the law says,

etc.  Great stuff to document! 

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Don't be sorry to vent. It ticks me off just hearing how they are treating all of you and we've never met! And that is what we do here - we listen. As Shrek said one time, "Better out than in!" lol. And I agree. Holding in all the stress is not good for anyone.

He is getting his points now because they have a ten day limit before they have to do their duty and figure out what he needs. Request an FBA in writing while you are busy writing all these letters.

Here is a nice and informative page on suspensions and kids with disabilities --> http://www.dphilpotlaw.com/html/expulsions_suspensions.html

Roxanna

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predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

Re: ( ) IEP meeting didn't happen-School still saying it wasn't suspension

This is a continuation from a previous post....

Just wanted to ask if anyone has any suggestions on how we could/should procede on this one. The school is still saying my son was not considered "suspended" when they called us to pick him up. The principle claims to have checked with the district's special ed dept and the state DOE to confirm. This makes no sense to me at all. How can they get away with this?

This is so frustrating!! I could scream!

v/r,

ne

[Guest guest]

Hi Caroline

While my Son's girlfriend's mum was telling me about Marissa and when they found out she had Aspergers, it came to light when marissa was in class, and noticed her teacher had spelt a word wrong, so she told him he had spelt the word wrong on the blackboard, but he said he hadn't, but Marissa stood her ground and said yes you have sir. He sent her out of the class saying she was insulant and disrespected him, and she got suspended for a few days. When her school report came through, her mum noticed every other word was spelt wrong on his comment, so her mum went into school pointed out his spelling and said so do you think maybe our Marissa was right in what she had seen, eventually after investigating the teacher Marissa and her parents got a full apology and the teacher was sacked.

So it just shows some of these teachers are just not prepared to spend the time and effort in getting to know our kids and to get to know them as an individual and not just a name on a registar.

Carolyn

From: Catcelia <c2cats@...> Sent: Thu, 20 January, 2011 13:25:00Subject: Re: ( ) -School still saying it wasn't suspension-Roxanna

You're right to be suspicious. Same thing happened to my son when he was in first grade. All year he was the "unteachable" kid in class - always being sent to the pricipal's or notes being sent home. Then after I send a letter to the superintendent regarding what I consider abuse all of sudden my son is receiving awards in class. In a conversation about something else with the school I mentioned the awards and they told me that they were just giving them to him but there had been no change in his behavior. At that point I didn't care because we were moving out of the district but was happy that they finally gave my son positive reinforcement.Caroline> > > From: Roxanna <MadIdeas@...>> Subject: Re: ( ) IEP meeting didn't happen-School still saying it wasn't suspension> > Date: Wednesday,

January 19, 2011, 7:35 AM> > >  > > > > Just because the principal says she checked with the state DOE, doesn't mean that she did that. I would always ask for things in writing. And this would be one of those times where you can say, "I need a copy of what you received from DOE for our records, please." And if she balks, say you will call and ask for a copy or reply yourself then. > > A. You don't have to argue with these people. Put what happened in writing and CC copies up the food chain. You have documentation. If you had to go to due process, it would be this person's word against your documentation, data and your saved phone message. I'd say your were looking good in that situation. So they can lie if they choose to do so and you can't stop them from being dishonest. But create your data

showing what actually happened each step of the way. > > B. You don't have to take their word for anything. This person is a known liar or butt-cover-upper, more likely. So I would never take what she says at face value. She can spout she talked to the president for all I'd believe it. And maybe she did really talk to DOE. But until you see data - a letter outlining the facts from DOE - it did not happen. And frankly, if she told DOE the same story she is telling you, of course they will say she is right. Until they have the facts, they can't really assess what is going on. They can only answer questions based on what is being told to them.> > C. Sometimes, just documenting the confusion and chaos is enough to prove your point. First you are told this, then that, she said this, then she said that, now she is saying this other

things. It shows she has no clue what is going on and has botched dealing with the situation. I'd have all of that in writing because even her back and forth and lying will be interesting when you go in to negotiate for a better situation. And once you get the reply from DOE in writing or no reply, that also tells it's own story - she told us she talked to DOE and they agreed with her but she refused to show us the reply or give us a copy or tell us who her contact was so we could ask them what the law says, etc. Great stuff to document! > > > > > > > Roxanna> "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson> > > > > Re: ( ) IEP meeting didn't happen-School still saying it wasn't suspension> > >  > > > > > > > > > This is a continuation from a previous post....>  > Just wanted to ask if anyone has any suggestions on how we could/should procede on this one. The school is still saying my son was not considered "suspended" when they called us to pick him up. The principle claims to have checked with the district's special ed dept and the state DOE to confirm. This makes no sense to me at all. How can they get away with this? > > This is so

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Thanks for making me laugh! It definitely is better in than out! :-)

We did request an FBA in OCT! Their version of an FBA is a couple of teacher interviews and a 30 minute observation by a "behavior consultant" that works for the district. In her observation she listed about 6 things that she observed the "teacher did appropriately". Then a short summary of what my son did during that 30 minutes, (after he had just come back from being in the principle's office again) with a page of "recommendations" that looked like she copied and pasted them out of a book. No where did she list any antecedents or possible "triggers". The recommendations were so vague they could be used for anything or anyone basically. This took them 5 weeks to complete and another 4 weeks of us requesting the information to be sent to us so we can review it before our meeting. Our son was suspended twice since we initiated the FBA.

We had to reschedule our last meeting due to snow. It's rescheduled for next Wednesday. We are definitely going to ask for an IEE to do another FBA. It's just in the mean time things just keep dragging out. My son has done only about and average of 12 assignments in each subject in 9 weeks! Most of which have been worksheets or cognitive tutor for math on the computer. He says he is so bored with the cognitive tutor and when he asked his teacher for a math worksheet or something else instead, she told him "no, this is not YOUR world." He never brings home work home even when he has missed school due to suspension or spent half the day in the office or all the times they claim he is refusing to do work! In the class he is in with one 6th grader, one 7th grader and two other 8th graders, he gets sent to lunch with the sixth grader. When we asked why he wasn't going to lunch with the other 8th graders we were told "he has to earn that privilege".

We are so fed up with all this but don't have the money to take the school to due process. We are running out of time. At this rate our son will never be ready for ninth grade!

I'm sorry, I'm venting again. But this is not the half of it! I could go on and on! Any advice?

By the way, we sent an e-mail to the principle asking for information on who she spoke to so we can speak to them as well. Course we haven't heard back from her all week. Go figure!ne

From: Roxanna <MadIdeas@...>Subject: Re: ( ) IEP meeting didn't happen-School still saying it wasn't suspension Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 7:35 AM

Just because the principal says she checked with the state DOE, doesn't mean that she did that. I would always ask for things in writing. And this would be one of those times where you can say, "I need a copy of what you received from DOE for our records, please." And if she balks, say you will call and ask for a copy or reply yourself then. A. You don't have to argue with these people. Put what happened in writing and CC copies up the food chain. You have documentation. If you had to go to due process, it would be this person's word against your documentation, data and your saved phone message. I'd say your were looking good in that situation. So they can lie if they choose to do so and you can't stop them from being dishonest.

But create your data showing what actually happened each step of the way. B. You don't have to take their word for anything. This person is a known liar or butt-cover-upper, more likely. So I would never take what she says at face value. She can spout she talked to the president for all I'd believe it. And maybe she did really talk to DOE. But until you see data - a letter outlining the facts from DOE - it did not happen. And frankly, if she told DOE the same story she is telling you, of course they will say she is right. Until they have the facts, they can't really assess what is going on. They can only answer questions based on what is being told to them.C. Sometimes, just documenting the confusion and chaos is enough to prove your point. First you are told this, then that, she said this, then she said that, now she is saying this other things. It shows she

has no clue what is going on and has botched dealing with the situation. I'd have all of that in writing because even her back and forth and lying will be interesting when you go in to negotiate for a better situation. And once you get the reply from DOE in writing or no reply, that also tells it's own story - she told us she talked to DOE and they agreed with her but she refused to show us the reply or give us a copy or tell us who her contact was so we could ask them what the law says, etc. Great stuff to document!

Roxanna"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

Re: ( ) IEP meeting didn't happen-School still saying it wasn't suspension

This is a continuation from a previous post....

Just wanted to ask if anyone has any suggestions on how we could/should procede on this one. The school is still saying my son was not considered "suspended" when they called us to pick him up. The principle claims to have checked with the district's special ed dept and the state DOE to confirm. This makes no sense to me at all. How can they get away with this?

This is so frustrating!! I could scream!

v/r,ne

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Wow, how aggravating that is! I have one ds who corrects my spelling all the time. But when he was in regular public school, I know teachers did not appreciate that quality. lol.

Roxanna

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predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

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Ack. Well, for things like "you have to earn that privilege", I would document each event by writing a letter/note to them and stating that they are implementing a negative behavior plan without your knowledge or consent and that you disagree that punishing him for having a disability is appropriate. They may not care. (It's THEIR world, after all, lol) but they probably will if it goes up the food chain to a hearing officer or a state agency and you have documented all these punishments.

It sounds like he is in some kind of BD class - behavior disorder class? Can you request to have him moved to another placement? I get the impression that your school is so far behind in their thinking about sped kids that they probably don't have options. You could push to make an option that would better suit him but it would be a lot of work. I don't know your ds personally, but I wonder if he could be in regular ed classes with an aide? I don't know how he ended up where he is so whether that is a possibility or not? Just an idea to consider.

Try to visualize what kind of education he "should" be having - what would work best for him. Then start asking for it. Document every little thing - every paper that is beneath his ability, every time spent in the office and not in class, every class he takes that is bogus waste of time, every smart ass remark from teacher, etc.

Definitely request a real FBA done by an outside professional. If you can find area professionals that do this, get some names to suggest at the meeting. If you talk to other parents in any kind of autism group or belong to a local group, ask for names. And if they say "no", of course, you will get your PWN and request to have it then and there.

I am really concerned about his lack of an education. You really need to document what is going on. I realize they are going to say, "He refuses to do the work!" as if it's his own fault he is not getting a real education. But document what is happening anyway. They are required to educate him appropriately and if they are failing, which they are, it could be you have a case for an outside placement. But again, you need to really document what is happening, even when you know they are going to twist it. State the facts.

You can file complaints against the school in various ways. Filing due process is expensive. You might want to locate a sped attorney and just pay for a consult to see what he/she suggests you do. Ours suggested filing due process with our ds who had a similar situation to where you are at now. They were appalled at what they were doing to my kid. So we filed and no, we did not have the money. But all of ours go directly to mediation first to try and work it out. So with the documentation I had, the lawyer was able to get my ds a real FBA by her choice of professional. We got everything we were complaining about really. I remember the school people trying to "wheel and deal" with us and my lawyer just said, "I'll take all the complaints off the table and just file on this one and I'll win." The mediator came back with a list of concessions. Because she was right. They were really messing it up. It did cost us for a day of mediation with the lawyer and that alone was very expensive. I have done this without a lawyer as well in another situation and we got what we wanted in mediation again. Seems like my school is a "see if they are really serious" kind of school because each time we got to mediation, we did eventually get what we had originally been asking for. (begging the question, what was the point?) I attribute that to having enough documentation to prove need for what we wanted. And sometimes a good lawyer will do wonders to a school staff attitude. And perhaps the following times, they knew I could call my attorney if I wanted to?? I don't know but probably didn't hurt.

But also remember, you have other options. You can request mediation without filing due process. I think that is everywhere, but you can check with your state DOE to be sure. The state will then send a professional mediator down to work out the problems. Another option is to file a complaint with the state. I only saw that in action once and it was disappointing in that situation. But it was not my own situation - I was helping another family. So it may be a good way to go in other situations. Keep it in mind.

Roxanna

"I

predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

Re: ( ) IEP meeting didn't happen-School still saying it wasn't suspension

This is a continuation from a previous post....

Just wanted to ask if anyone has any suggestions on how we could/should procede on this one. The school is still saying my son was not considered "suspended" when they called us to pick him up. The principle claims to have checked with the district's special ed dept and the state DOE to confirm. This makes no sense to me at all. How can they get away with this?

This is so frustrating!! I could scream!

v/r,

ne

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Hi Roxanna,

Still waiting on our IEP meeting which was rescheduled to this Thursday due to snow again. I've been preparing for this meeting for months now. Just hope we end up getting somewhere this time. \

My son brought homework home last week for the first time since Oct. It was a worksheet about identifying pronouns?? I'm mean really, in 8th grade?

I will be asking for a change of placement. But unfortunately since he's been in this class I have to have him reintegrated into mainstream slowly or it will set him up for failure.

The story behind my son being in this class...He was in another school with regular ed classes except inclusion for math, lang. and reading. School initially started ok and we met with all his teachers and requested a new FBA from the year before that was inadequate. A month into the school year they came up with a BSP that I knew wouldn't work. All they colleted was teacher interviews. We told them this but they said, well lets try it and if it doesn't work we can change it. Anyway, and this is where the problems started again. He kept getting discipline referrals for blurting out, humming, chewing paper, singing, tapping, getting out of his seat and on and on. We were constantly e-mailing his teachers explaining how they can/should implement his BSP. He got suspended three times and was suicidal by the end of Sept. We thought we were going to have to commit him. We had enough and asked he be placed in a smaller instructional

setting or private school. We were offered this BSP classroom at another school and told how great it was. We didn't realize it was really for children with conduct/opposition disorder. By the time we found out we've been trying to get him out ever since.

This is what life has been like all year.....Friday our son called my husband twice from school, once because they were making "thank you" notes (yeah, in eight grade) and he wanted to use his own paper rather than the schools. The teacher again made the comment "Are you two or what? Then a few hours later they were suppose to read our loud and answer some questions. He told the aid that he really didn't feel like reading out loud and just wanted to read to himself and answer the questions. She walked over to his desk and snatched the paper out of his hand and wouldn't give it back!! I have already met with the Spec Ed coordinator about these comments and treatment asking her to make sure it stopped. This time I had my husband put it all in an e-mail and send it to everyone.

We told them that we are working hard at teaching our son proper social skills and behaviors, but this kind of role modeling by the adults in the school is counter productive and needs to stop.

We are also still waiting on a response to the letter we send the Director of the district's Spec Ed Dept about the suspension. Wonder what she's going to tell us.

I tell you, sometimes if I didn't have this group to vent to and help me get my mind off our troubles I think I'd have to be committed! LOL!

Sorry for the long post....ne

From: Roxanna <MadIdeas@...>Subject: Re: ( ) IEP meeting didn't happen-School still saying it wasn't suspension Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 7:35 AM

Just because the principal says she checked with the state DOE, doesn't mean that she did that. I would always ask for things in writing. And this would be one of those times where you can say, "I need a copy of what you received from DOE for our records, please." And if she balks, say you will call and ask for a copy or reply yourself then. A. You don't have to argue with these people. Put what happened in writing and CC copies up the food chain. You have documentation. If you had to go to due process, it would be this person's word against your documentation, data and your saved phone message. I'd say your were looking good in that situation. So they can lie if they choose to do so and you can't stop them from being dishonest.

But create your data showing what actually happened each step of the way. B. You don't have to take their word for anything. This person is a known liar or butt-cover-upper, more likely. So I would never take what she says at face value. She can spout she talked to the president for all I'd believe it. And maybe she did really talk to DOE. But until you see data - a letter outlining the facts from DOE - it did not happen. And frankly, if she told DOE the same story she is telling you, of course they will say she is right. Until they have the facts, they can't really assess what is going on. They can only answer questions based on what is being told to them.C. Sometimes, just documenting the confusion and chaos is enough to prove your point. First you are told this, then that, she said this, then she said that, now she is saying this other things. It shows she

has no clue what is going on and has botched dealing with the situation. I'd have all of that in writing because even her back and forth and lying will be interesting when you go in to negotiate for a better situation. And once you get the reply from DOE in writing or no reply, that also tells it's own story - she told us she talked to DOE and they agreed with her but she refused to show us the reply or give us a copy or tell us who her contact was so we could ask them what the law says, etc. Great stuff to document!

Roxanna"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

Re: ( ) IEP meeting didn't happen-School still saying it wasn't suspension

This is a continuation from a previous post....

Just wanted to ask if anyone has any suggestions on how we could/should procede on this one. The school is still saying my son was not considered "suspended" when they called us to pick him up. The principle claims to have checked with the district's special ed dept and the state DOE to confirm. This makes no sense to me at all. How can they get away with this?

This is so frustrating!! I could scream!

v/r,ne

[Guest guest]

I hope your meeting went ok today? This is a lot like we went through with our ds when he was that age and in middle school. I was told it is an "LD" class and it took me 3 months before I realized it was really a BD class. Wow, aren't they inventive with the names? lol. I guess we just learn the hard way to observe some of these placements before agreeing to them. But I had no inkling that it would not be what they said it was until my ds started going downhill.

Just keep documenting everything. It is hard to believe some of these people are allowed to teach kids with sped needs. I don't know why they do it. I was also sick when I realized the low level work they were giving my ds, as if having a learning disability meant he could not do grade level work. This really kicked the behavior issues into high gear as well. I hope it went ok today, will keep reading emails and hope to see you update! PS: Now who is having to write a "thank you" note to anyway? Probably the teacher for being such a help? lol

Roxanna

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become silent about things that matter.†- Luther King, Jr.

Re: ( ) IEP meeting didn't happen-School still saying it wasn't suspension

This is a continuation from a previous post....

Just wanted to ask if anyone has any suggestions on how we could/should procede on this one. The school is still saying my son was not considered "suspended" when they called us to pick him up. The principle claims to have checked with the district's special ed dept and the state DOE to confirm. This makes no sense to me at all. How can they get away with this?

This is so frustrating!! I could scream!

v/r,

ne