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Again, you have to judge how  you deal with a situation.  From the post, this is a brand new, mostly "dumb" young teacher who did something that is quite correctable and within a day of the request.  It is also "the tone" in which a parent reacts and decides "to address" a situation.  Cut the young teacher off at the knees is certainly one way to go and to bring a most positive reaction not only in dealing with you - but in coloring her perception of how parents in general will react - and just builds up a needless negative outlook in a new teacher.  And, of course, there are the groupies who will "call the lawyer" at the first thing that ticks them off and that makes teaching such a wonderful experience for all today.

I am the Mom of a young adult daughter, who chose to have her in a self-contained class all the way along in education, and I can tell you that there were several instances in which looking out for the class as well as my daughter, I was personally confronted and even intimidated - so what - I never, ever once would have gone the lawyer route. I never ever went after anybody personally, but would just write up the information that was needed to correct a wrong with CC up the chain of command or make the appropriate phone call.  "  Why did Ms. XX's class in third grade not go on the field trip with the other third grade classes which was very appropriate for the SC class/"  This is different then "gunning" for Ms.XX.  Or why was a class not going to be a part of an assembly - posed in the correct way ahead of time had them included appropriately.

Life is about choosing your battles with the long view of the outcome you hope for your child. And it about deciding how you as a parent(s) want to be viewed by the educators working with your child - in a partnership mode where there can be differences or even dust- ps - or in a continuous attack dog mode?  As I have told my daughter, you have to understand that school staff - teachers, aides and administrators - are human and how they are treated/regarded by a parent can well impact decisions regarding a child whether SN or typical in many many ways, and don't  you think you can become the topic of conversation in the faculty lounge?  How well some subtle like recognition awards or selection for special learning opportunities, others more direct like acting on a request for a placement,a strong or lukewarm recommendation for a gifted or magnet program or not etc.  Just because a child has an IEP does not not give you a trump card to be full throttle on every time you think something was done incorrectly.[/quote]

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