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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]504 is a civil rights law- grades can be one factor but should not be as heavily considered as with an IEP. Have your son write a paragraph about why he needs this accommodation for math and which features of his disability neccesititate it.  Prep him and have him be prepared to respond to counter arguments. You can ask to have another 504 meeting where he personally advocates for this to be added. Or you can go above the school and reach out to the district 504 coordinator with your request and possibly file for 504 mediation. Also know that school staff can be retaliatory though, whether you like it or not, so weigh how much  waves you want to make. Ask me how I know.[/quote]

Huh? IDEA is also a civil rights law. That is not relevant point. For 504 you have to show an accommodation is needed due to a disability and the accommodation has to be reasonable. There is a very good argument that extra time for a kid doing advanced math without needing the extra time so far, is unreasonable. But if anyone wants to understand how Stanford has 40% of students with “disabilities,” well ….[/quote]

A student must show a need for special education instruction to get an IEP-typically low to failing grades provide a strong indicator . For a 504 plan, the student needs accommodations to access the curriculum to level the playing field with their general education peers. A dear colleague letter from the department of education expressed that students with 504 plans who have hidden disabilities such as learning disabilities should be able to access accommodations to fully demonstrate their abilities. If a high IQ kid has a disability, without appropriate accommodations, they may not be able to fully demonstrate their abilities.  In theory, they should have 504 protections but schools often refuse to serve these students. Their high IQ masks the extent of their disability. [/quote]

Thus how we get 40% of Stanford students with accommodations lol.

I don’t think “fully demonstrate abilities” is the standard for this and I don’t think it is reasonable to give kids who are academically advanced without extra time, extra time. [/quote]

Your opinion is your opinion and not actually what the law says.

A disabled Einstein is still eligible for accommodation if his disability is adversely impacting his education (IEP standard) or if his disability "substantially limits a major life activity" (of which "learning" is mentioned in the statute, which states that the list in statute is "non-exclusive"). 
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How can a student who only rarely uses an accommodation for extra time for only one class, and that class happens to be three grade level aheads show their impairment substantially limits one or more major life activities? And then only needs it check answers? The vast majority of students doing math three grade level aheads would benefit from extra time to check answers or figure out what exactly a word problem is asking.

The big benefit which then borders on being unfair is that you have time to plug the answer back in to verify it is the correct answer to check your work. Or if you don't know how to solve the problem and it is multiple choice you have time to plug all 4 or 5 answer choice back in to see which answer is correct.  If that is occurring that is really not the purpose of extra time if no other student has time to do that. [/quote]

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