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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d hire a lawyer immediately, you’re dealing with the school breaking federal law.[/quote]

What will the lawyer do, clone or assemble a new special ed teacher out of spare molecules? Make the remaining staff feel horrible and attacked and chew up hours prepping for and sitting in your IEP meetings so they burn out faster and other kids miss all their services too? What is the actual, real-world solution that a lawyer will provide that's worth the financial outlay?

The current situation is unsustainable. The feds and the state education departments tell school systems they must provide all these entitlements, give 30% of the funding necessary to do so, and then expect it to work by magic. I genuinely don't get it. It's not working for our kids and it's not working for the teachers. [/quote]

I don’t get it either but the reality is you’re dealing with federal law and you have to work within that system. That’s how changes are made. I’ve worked with a lot of families, some hired the lawyer some didn’t. Many waited and hired a lawyer later but I often heard I wish I’d started with a lawyer. This has proved especially true when the school system messes something up.

I don’t think of it as oh let’s stick it to the teachers and school nor do I think it’s just this school system. What I’ve learned is when enough parents start complaining about how things aren’t being done correctly then the schools start changing the system. Why do you think certain areas have better SN programs than others? It’s because of parents complaining when things like this happen. I’ve watched it happen in real time several times over. Usually this doesn’t mean hiring new teachers, usually it means building a SN school that can address multiple families concerns, adding EI services within the school, contracting with other companies to provide services within the school, etc.

The issue is that a regular complaint to the principal or teacher will get you nothing. Multiple complaints via different lawyers / families properly documented with proof that schools aren’t properly staffed or available and aren’t meeting their obligations then you start seeing change. If you can’t afford a lawyer at least find a free advocate. This just isn’t a fight you want to start on your own imo. [/quote]

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