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[quote=Anonymous]This was me last year at a not popular school. The school made a lot of excuses (revising IEPs, not enough staffing, don't qualify for an IEP). They kept saying "DCPS Policy is..." when really it should be "federal law says..." I found it so frustrating that there was no one I could turn to for help. I really do think we need a teacher ombudsman position for things like this. I ended up going to the instructional superintendent who was helpful and got the one thing I wanted addressed done.

You should also clearly document, via e-mail BCCing your personal email, every concern. I have long email threads about accommodations "per our conversation, I understand XYZ." The response was, "no, let's meet to talk." Different story when not in writing. Follow up with an email "per our conversation on X date, I understand XYZ. Please confirm."

If you are in DC, you are also a one-party consent state for recording. You should record all meetings for your own records. Don't let them know you have them until you absolutely need them (ie, you are in court).

The union may also be able to provide some legal assistance, though I've had difficulty getting in touch with anyone and zero response to emails, ever.

Please fight this. DCPS is doing so much wrong and getting away with it. [/quote]

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