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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would ask where they have a medical degree from.

[b]I would remind them decisions are made by a team[/b].

I would most definitely notify the district office and have a lawyer on stand by bc that’s illegal and ridiculous. [/quote]

One tactic I use when a particular staffer is being domineering is to ask each person at the table to state whether the agree/disagree with the proposed decision and why.

Often the IEP chair will object and say that we can't poll individuals because it is a "team" decision - then I piint out that one can't make a "team decision" without understanding what each member of the team thinks, and that I can't be a "full and equal member of the IEP team if I can't know what each person thinks individually and why so I can address those concerns.

You'd be surprised that when put on the spot, some people who would have stayed silent and let the principal get away with a wrong decision, don't feel comfortable verbally agreeing with the decision nor rationale.  Then, when the decision is contested, it is on the record that the principal wasn't fully supported by the team. [/quote]

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