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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Remember 504 is civil rights law. Accommodations are requirements for your kid to be able to participate in school. They’re not lists of things that the teacher is going to do that might help. There is not a menu of things you can “pick” or “get.” The only accommodations that should be on a 504 are the ones your child legally requires in order to participate in school. Not get straight A’s and not just to “help a little” or give a little advantage. A dx is not a golden ticket thar forces the teacher to bend over backwards to get your kid into an Ivy. All students struggle a little and this is okay and even good. You don’t need a 504 document to snowplow every possible problem at school. Let kids be kids. If they’re failing, meet with the school. If they’re not, don’t create problems. [/quote]

You've clearly not participated in the update of a.504 over time.  Having a rubber wiggle seat in kindergarten does not automatically evolve into permission to take a lap around the hallway in grade 7 without a lot of monitoring and collaboration between home and school.  Thoughtful involvement from parents helps calibrate accommodations as a child ages and school expectations change.  A good counselor will help.parents translate diagnoses into appropriate actions without setting anyone's expectations too high or too low.[/quote]

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