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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]My concern is that bringing my SN daughter before a panel of her peers is not an appropriate way of dealing with this infraction because of who my daughter is, her issues and needs. It will harm her irreparably, cause her to break down in front of her peers, humiliate, embarrass and damage her psychologically. As a PP noted, the scars will remain long after the cheating incident is forgotten.[/quote]

Then why don't you just not do it, and accept the consequence, which in the big scheme of things, isn't the end of the world?  I don't understand why you are suggesting getting legal involvement.[/quote]

I absolutely do not want legal involvement. That was not my question.

I will not let my child go before this panel. That I have decided, no matter what the principal says. I came to this board hoping to find advice from other parents about my child's legal rights. I'd like to know what they are before I go back to the principal to tell him of my decision. I do not want the principal to force my daughter to submit to this panel and I'd like to know what I can do, short of pulling my child out of the school, to prevent him from doing so. He seems to be insisting that this will do her no harm, and I disagree.

On the other hand, DD loves this school. Pulling her out would also harm her. She's very happy there.

I can see that I need to get some more testing done, and get some accommodations for her. I did not think she needed any accommodations, but this incident has shown me that she does. The school will give her accommodations, should I ask for them. They have a LD person on staff, but DD has not needed any assistance prior to this.

Were she to be put through this ordeal of a peer review, I don't think she would love the school any longer.

Knowing that DD has NO rights whatsoever, has given me pause. Diplomacy and appealing to compassion and reason are what's called for here. I wanted to know DD's rights so I could call on them if necessary.

PPs have given me much to think about, and for that I am sincerely grateful. Thank you so much for your thoughtful replies. [/quote]

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