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[quote=Anonymous]I cross posted this in the special needs forum, but wonder what the experience is of other families in MCPS or other MD schools on concussions and "return to learning".

DC had a concussion and has been out of school for several months (MCPS). We are having great difficulty with the school. Teachers refuse to provide missed work for weeks at a time (despite repeated requests), then complain that she is behind and set artificial deadlines for completion. In some classes, DC has not been given missed work for 4-6 weeks, but she is still expected to make it up. School informed us that DC "must" drop certain classes (even though DC has made up work in the classes and has an A). Have finally had a 504 meeting and school does agree that DC is eligible for accommodations. Meeting was tense, but some key decisions about schooling were made in our favor.

But, school still refused to limit the amount of work DC has to do to "essential" work, even though doctor's note specifies this. Teachers (and principal) insist that all work is essential. They are insisting that DC makeup all work since they will extended deadlines. We made suggestions in the meeting about how to limit schoolwork, but all were shot down. They have said DC can tell them when DC can't do something and they will discuss each assignment individually. I think this puts tremendous burden on DC. The concussion means that she has limited cognitive endurance, so without the "limit school work" accommodation, DC will potentially spend time on less valuable work and then when she needs to not do something, she will be told "but this is essential."

School also has not provided a HH teacher even though it's been more than a month since we made the official request.

I'm somewhat acquainted with 504 law and know that a lot of what DC's school initially proposed went beyond ridiculous to flat out illegal.

I'm wondering about other's experiences either with concussions or on 504 plans or for other medical reasons which would have a profile similar to concussion (out of school for weeks/months, significantly behind, but cognitively capable of catching up with home/hospital teacher and limited work). Here are a few Q's.

How long did it take Home and Hospital to assign a teacher?
Has anyone ever been assigned a home and hospital teacher that could come during the day or do they only provide teachers during after school hours?
Did your kid get "limited work" accommodation?
Did school say that your child could not participate in extra-curricular activities, even though there was no medical reason not to?
If your child had a concussion, what kind of accommodations were given? Is it common for teachers to be uncooperative? How did you resolve problems?
Did the school ask that you leave a class that was accelerated or advanced or did the school refuse to adjust workload in accelerated or advanced classes?

Any experience out there on contesting 504 plans? We got a due process notice that mentions the following options for dispute resolution -- Section 504 review with Section 504 coordinator in MCPS Dept of Student Services, mediation thru MD Office of Administrative Hearings, or Section 504 Hearing thru the MD OAH. Are these sequential steps you have to go thru or can you choose any option? Any benefits to one over the other? [/quote]

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