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[quote=Anonymous]MCPS failed my child on almost everything highlighted in the OCR letter -

[b]1) Child Find - Identifying ADHD:[/b]  I had to pay for a private evaluation to identify ADHD in 2 of my children.

[b]2) Both 504 and IDEA includes the right for a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). If a child with ADHD needs specialized instruction to address needs (ie. teach organization skills or self advocacy skills) then specialized instruction should be provided. A 504 Plan can include services provided under IDEA.[/b]  The school team has always told us an IEP is needed for services and that my child did not qualify for an IEP.

[b]3) Mitigating measures (ie. medication, extra tutoring, or extra effort by child) is not a basis for exclusion.[/b]  My child takes medication, has extra tutoring, and spends double the amount of time on homework as an average child in his grade.  That is what it takes for him to be passing.  The school just looks at passing grades and does not consider what he is going through to survive school.

[b]4) Scope of 504 is much wider than IDEA. Exclusion of IDEA does not mean a child does not qualify for a 504 Plan. [/b]We were told at an MCPS IEP meeting that my child would not qualify for a 504 because it was a more difficult standard than an IEP.  This was from the school psychologist.

[b]5) Clinical diagnosis of ADHD creates a presumption of eligibility. [/b]  My child was denied an IEP and 504 because of a lack of disability even after we provided the school a medical note diagnosing him with ADHD.

[b]6) High academic performance does not exclude eligibility. [/b]  My child was denied an IEP and 504 because of passing grades and above level work in some classes.

[b]7) Inattentive kids should not be ignored [/b]  My child is not disruptive.  However, he self reports he thinks about other things 50% of the time in class.  He daydreams or is distracted by another student or noise.  The impact is that he misses a lot during the classroom instruction and has to work hard outside of class to fill in the missing gaps.

[b]8) Response to Interventions (RTI) should not delay identification. [/b]  This was a classic stall tactic by my child's elementary school and middle school.  Even after I requested and IEP evaluation in writing, the school refused to do so until RTI data could be collected.  They said that was the process in MCPS.  YEARS went by and the school failed to collect the data they promised to collect.
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