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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An IEP is made to support a students ability to access the curriculum. If your kid is in AP classes, they are more than accessing the curriculum.  Hence, no support required.[/quote]

This is absolutely false.

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No it's not.  Why do you think schools can get away witn not having co-taught AP classes?[/quote]

[b]YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY WRONG.[/b]

If a student with an iep needs support in a subject and wants to take that ap class, the school has to provide support in that class.

Schools get away with it because parents won't file complaints.

There is a Dear Colleague letter from the US Dept of Education that spells out very clearly that schools can not deny students with ieps/504s etc access to higher level classes. It makes clear that if students require support in these subjects support has to be provided in these higher level classes.

Being bright enough to be in an advanced class doesn't contradict the need for an iep/504. Having an iep/504 is not a reason to deny access to a higher level class.

This issue comes up constantly here and the issue arises because parents won't file complaints. I had to. A guidance counselor at my kids hs had been denying students with disabilities access to AP and honors classes if the student required support in that subject. She told my kid they were doing something wrong and violating their iep by signing up. That's a sick thing to do and thank goodness that person moved on to another job. [/quote]

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