Breech of Confidentiality - 504 plan

[Anonymous]

Mom with kiddo with similar accommodations to your dd (and more). He needs them and uses them and hates it. I would call the teacher rather than email. Tone can get lost in email and since your dd didn't hear directly you don't want to accuse without all of the facts. Since your dd is doing so well in this class, perhaps it was a misunderstanding .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP, with all due respect I don't see how a kid could have certain accommodations without classmates observing. The teacher doesn't have to say anything. When the kid leaves for the computer lab so she can type her test or to the quiet room because of an environmental accommodation, classmates will know.

I think the OP said that it is for this reason that DD does not actually user her 504 plan. And actually, that is the more troubling thing to me. If she needs the 504, she should not let stigma cause her to avoid it. Probably the biggest issue for SN kids going into college is self esteem. If she keeps struggling so hard to eke out grades without using her accommodations, she might make it. But she might end up down on her capabilities.

[Anonymous]

Many kids get accommodations. According to my DS, it's just accepted that some kids leave for certain things. In some cases, it's half of the class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP, with all due respect I don't see how a kid could have certain accommodations without classmates observing. The teacher doesn't have to say anything. When the kid leaves for the computer lab so she can type her test or to the quiet room because of an environmental accommodation, classmates will know.

At best, all students in the classroom should be able to see is that some segment of the class leaves the class for exams - no one needs to know for where, or what accomms they will get. That is best practice. The only thing that is out of the teacher's control is whether a child with accomms discloses about himself or other peers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP, with all due respect I don't see how a kid could have certain accommodations without classmates observing. The teacher doesn't have to say anything. When the kid leaves for the computer lab so she can type her test or to the quiet room because of an environmental accommodation, classmates will know.

At best, all students in the classroom should be able to see is that some segment of the class leaves the class for exams - no one needs to know for where, or what accomms they will get. That is best practice. The only thing that is out of the teacher's control is whether a child with accomms discloses about himself or other peers.

So a group of students in each class needs to leave the room to take a test? Kids with no accommodations? Where would you suggest they go? And what staff member will be monitoring them? You're living in a dream world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP, with all due respect I don't see how a kid could have certain accommodations without classmates observing. The teacher doesn't have to say anything. When the kid leaves for the computer lab so she can type her test or to the quiet room because of an environmental accommodation, classmates will know.

At best, all students in the classroom should be able to see is that some segment of the class leaves the class for exams - no one needs to know for where, or what accomms they will get. That is best practice. The only thing that is out of the teacher's control is whether a child with accomms discloses about himself or other peers.

So a group of students in each class needs to leave the room to take a test? Kids with no accommodations? Where would you suggest they go? And what staff member will be monitoring them? You're living in a dream world.

The group of kids that leaves the classroom during testing is typically those who need accommodations, but it doesn't always have to be. They typically go to another location to be tested where they can have more time in an environment with fewer distractions (which typically means fewer students spaced further apart).

This is not a "dream world." It is the law. If your child has accommodations under a 504 or an IEP, the school system is mandated to provide them each and every time while maintaining confidentiality. The provision of accommodations does not depend on the resources the school has. They have to figure out how to come up with resources. There are many ways to handle extra time and other accommodations -- sometimes a teacher like a SpEd or para-educator proctors exams. Sometimes a counselor or other admin person can do it.