Overly harsh teacher ?

[Anonymous]

9th grader has very slow processing speed and dysgraphia and a new IEP (moved from 504) that finally allows extra time.

Teacher just sent them an email that I was copied on. questioning why something was not done in the allotted 15 minutes…also seemed as if they were viewing typing as some sort of special gift.

It’s a tough day for them (exams) and a few other sh.. things that are happening. Hate that they have to deal with this too.

[Anonymous]

Yes, we had many overly harsh teachers along the way, and many who went the extra mile. Sorry that this feels like piling on to an already tough week.

Perhaps write back a very fact-based email, so it's all in writing and there can be no misunderstandings.

Something like: [student] has a recently implemented IEP that provides for extended time accommodations due to documented slow processing speed and dysgraphia. The allotted time for this assignment/activity would therefore need to have been adjusted consistent with the IEP accommodations. The 15 minute allotment was not an appropriate amount of time based on the approved accommodations.

Typing is also included as an approved accommodation to support written expression needs related to dysgraphia.

We appreciate your support in implementing these accommodations consistently as part of [student]’s new IEP. Please let us know if any clarification from the case manager or IEP team would be helpful.


Good luck OP. Where you and your kids stand today will not last forever.

[Anonymous]

PP again. You may need a baseline draft note ready to go, in the event you encounter this with other teachers next year.

[Anonymous]

Are you sure that teacher has access to the IEP? Of course they should, but in reality the case manager may not have given access to everyone that should have it. So that particular teacher may have no idea about any accommodations. Not that it's right just telling you what the reality might be.
I am an SLP in elementary schools and and I can't tell you how many times teachers ask me for a copy of the IEP of their students because they were not giving them by the SPED dept. Typically general education teachers do not have access to the IEP system.
Obviously it should not be your responsibility to send the IEP to all of the people that teach your child but you might want to consider it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teacher just sent them an email that I was copied on. questioning why something was not done in the allotted 15 minutes…also seemed as if they were viewing typing as some sort of special gift.

OP at my kids' school, with most teachers there wouldn't be an email. Just a zero on the grade book - and they would move on without a second thought. Is that what you would prefer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher just sent them an email that I was copied on. questioning why something was not done in the allotted 15 minutes…also seemed as if they were viewing typing as some sort of special gift.

OP at my kids' school, with most teachers there wouldn't be an email. Just a zero on the grade book - and they would move on without a second thought. Is that what you would prefer?

Pp, that’s offensive. It’s like saying “he just pinched your ass, at least he didn’t rape you.” A violation of rights is a violation of rights. When we play “who’s the bigger victim” Olympics we all lose.

Yes, it’s an extreme analogy, but honestly, I’m tired of people who want kids and parents to be complicit in their own abuse.

[Anonymous]

To be clear, was the 15 minutes the extended time or was the extended time not given? In the case of the latter, I would send a polite reminder of the IEP- many gen ed teachers don’t see it unless the case manager sends it out, so it is possible the teacher doesn’t know

[Anonymous]

I would send an email to each teacher at the start of the school year with a copy of the IEP attached, and in the body of the email I would outline the accommodations to be sure the teacher knows. Secondary teachers have a lot of kids, so it helps to point things out, although you shouldn’t have to.

-veteran teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To be clear, was the 15 minutes the extended time or was the extended time not given? In the case of the latter, I would send a polite reminder of the IEP- many gen ed teachers don’t see it unless the case manager sends it out, so it is possible the teacher doesn’t know

15 minutes was the original amount of time. It was one of those classes where they rotate stations within a group; so lots of chaos, back noise and a bunch of teens. 15 minutes probably wasn't enough for all but the fastest most on the ball. Though they still have the time to complete the work the email itself felt like they were being called out for not using their typing *quickly* (teacher essentially thinks; since you are "allowed" to type this should be fast). They are still allowed to complete the assignment / no penalty but the email so late in the school year felt unnecessary (they likely only have a couple more total).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher just sent them an email that I was copied on. questioning why something was not done in the allotted 15 minutes…also seemed as if they were viewing typing as some sort of special gift.

OP at my kids' school, with most teachers there wouldn't be an email. Just a zero on the grade book - and they would move on without a second thought. Is that what you would prefer?

Not op, but pull that sh*t on my kid and I call an IEP meeting so fast they wouldn't know what hit them. Willfully ignore my kids accommodations and see what happens. I can call a meeting every day of the week if I need.

If you are the teacher described, you need to be removed from your job.

[Anonymous]

Op my kid has awful dysgraphia and other disabilities and the reaction of teachers to my kid's issues with motor skills was one of the worst issues I had to face. Most teachers blame parents for the child's inability to write. We had 20 iep meetings one year because the football coach/math teacher (he was a horrible teacher) was angry about my kid's dysgraphia and in our first IEP meeting asked why we hadn't taught our kid to write. He bullied and tormented our very scared child. We had to get lawyers and advocates involved.

The ignorance about dysgraphia by school staff is astounding. My kid's case manager and the Vice Principal responsible for special ed at my kid's high school had no idea what dsygraphia is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher just sent them an email that I was copied on. questioning why something was not done in the allotted 15 minutes…also seemed as if they were viewing typing as some sort of special gift.

OP at my kids' school, with most teachers there wouldn't be an email. Just a zero on the grade book - and they would move on without a second thought. Is that what you would prefer?

Not op, but pull that sh*t on my kid and I call an IEP meeting so fast they wouldn't know what hit them. Willfully ignore my kids accommodations and see what happens. I can call a meeting every day of the week if I need.

If you are the teacher described, you need to be removed from your job.

DP and I'm not sure your hostility/escalation is necessary.

Yes, your child has an IEP that should / must be followed. So do about 1/3rd of the students in the class. The teacher is just one human trying to fulfill the required accommodations for every single student in the class simultaneously. Teachers are not able to draw from a well of supernatural powers, which is what teaching in 2026 seems to require.

And I say this as a parent of a child with an IEP. I want my child's IEP to be met, as it should be. But I also know what the teacher is up against, so I'm not going to demand they are "removed from the job" considering the job is completely, 100% impossible now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher just sent them an email that I was copied on. questioning why something was not done in the allotted 15 minutes…also seemed as if they were viewing typing as some sort of special gift.

OP at my kids' school, with most teachers there wouldn't be an email. Just a zero on the grade book - and they would move on without a second thought. Is that what you would prefer?

Not op, but pull that sh*t on my kid and I call an IEP meeting so fast they wouldn't know what hit them. Willfully ignore my kids accommodations and see what happens. I can call a meeting every day of the week if I need.

If you are the teacher described, you need to be removed from your job.

DP and I'm not sure your hostility/escalation is necessary.

Yes, your child has an IEP that should / must be followed. So do about 1/3rd of the students in the class. The teacher is just one human trying to fulfill the required accommodations for every single student in the class simultaneously. Teachers are not able to draw from a well of supernatural powers, which is what teaching in 2026 seems to require.

And I say this as a parent of a child with an IEP. I want my child's IEP to be met, as it should be. But I also know what the teacher is up against, so I'm not going to demand they are "removed from the job" considering the job is completely, 100% impossible now.

You're a lousy teacher if you know a kid has an iep and you're giving them 0s while ignoring their accommodations. Do that to my kid and watch what happens.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher just sent them an email that I was copied on. questioning why something was not done in the allotted 15 minutes…also seemed as if they were viewing typing as some sort of special gift.

OP at my kids' school, with most teachers there wouldn't be an email. Just a zero on the grade book - and they would move on without a second thought. Is that what you would prefer?

Not op, but pull that sh*t on my kid and I call an IEP meeting so fast they wouldn't know what hit them. Willfully ignore my kids accommodations and see what happens. I can call a meeting every day of the week if I need.

If you are the teacher described, you need to be removed from your job.

DP and I'm not sure your hostility/escalation is necessary.

Yes, your child has an IEP that should / must be followed. So do about 1/3rd of the students in the class. The teacher is just one human trying to fulfill the required accommodations for every single student in the class simultaneously. Teachers are not able to draw from a well of supernatural powers, which is what teaching in 2026 seems to require.

And I say this as a parent of a child with an IEP. I want my child's IEP to be met, as it should be. But I also know what the teacher is up against, so I'm not going to demand they are "removed from the job" considering the job is completely, 100% impossible now.

You're a lousy teacher if you know a kid has an iep and you're giving them 0s while ignoring their accommodations. Do that to my kid and watch what happens.

Okay. So you’re going to escalate with hostility. Gotcha. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

I am not the PP, but I would also immediately escalate a situation where my kid was getting zeros instead of their documented accommodations. Calling an IEP meeting gets the attention of everyone who needs to be on board. I would not describe that reaction as hostile.