Reply to Experience with mediation in FCPS?

Forum Index » Kids With Special Needs and Disabilities

Reply to "Experience with mediation in FCPS?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately I don't have advice to offer, but I wanted to encourage you to go to mediation if your advocate and others advise you to do so.

FCPS has been cutting services exponentially over the past few years.  Their special ed programs are archaic and are not meeting the needs of the children of Fairfax County. No one is being held accountable so they keep pushing the line - cutting back on services, refusing to test students, hiring assistants rather than certified special ed teachers, not following ieps, etc.  etc.

Over and over I hear complaints from parents.  Fcps needs to be held accountable. Districtwide changes need to take place and there needs to be accountability.

I wish every parent I've spoken with who is discouraged and unhappy with the special ed services would take their cases to due process to get the message to fcps that parents won't stand for the inadequate education the county is providing our children and changes need to be made.

Fcps wants to avoid lawsuits as it costs them thousands of dollars.  They are betting parents won't go that far. They are gambling on the law of probability.

Your case sounds like a guaranteed win.  The school has failed your child. He is not meeting grade level benchmarks. It is the schools' responsibility to make sure your son has the accommodations and support to "access the curriculum" and "pass the SOLs". The school is not meeting your son's needs and you have documentation to prove it.

Maybe a lawyer would take your case pro bono?  Maybe WrightsLaw.org can help. It's worth a call to them. Maybe a local university could help you.

If you pursue due process I'll be cheering for you every step of the way.  Stay strong.  
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics