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[quote=Anonymous]I've filed 2 state complaints against our elementary school (2 years apart for 2 different kids) and 1 civil rights complaint.  I agree with the PPs that there was no downside to filing the complaints and had I known filing a state complaint was so easy and effective, I would have done it MUCH much sooner. (On a side note, if I'd known how easy an IEE was, I'd have done that much sooner as well) I strongly encourage you to do so as it's clear there is a significant problem at that school.  I would encourage you to file the civil rights complaint as well but it takes a much longer time to get action/resolution - but it is still worthwhile.

You should know going into it that it is likely that the complaint will not be sustained.  The system is stacked against you.  Even though I expected my complaint not to be sustained, the school system still gave me everything I had asked for.  I wasn't being outrageous - in fact, it was the school system that was outrageous and egregious.  Importantly, after those 2 complaints, the staff responsible for the decisions that led to the complaints were no longer part of our IEP teams.  Both complaints resulted in my kids receiving appropriate levels of support and we no longer had any IEP or due process violations.

After the civil rights complaint, the principal resigned.  I don't know if my complaint had anything to do with it but I did receive a call from a central office administrator to inform me of the resignation and what efforts the district was taking to ensure future violations.  I then withdrew the complaint because I thought the district was making sincere effort to make a change at the school.

In all my interactions with the school and district, I was civil, polite and professional.  I do not believe my kids (now in HS) ever suffered repercussions because of the complaints - just the opposite.  They got what they needed and teachers/staff got additional training and oversight.  
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