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Itapilot - You're so right about the right to have a child educated. I went through the whole darned process of special education from K-12 with a grandson who lived with me. The school district cooperated with the IEP and we got grandson help in a number of ways. But when tested by a neuropsychologist and attempted to get one-on-one instruction that was recommended the school district special education department put me off, hedged on the meaning of things, put off changes year after year. I homeschooled grandson for a half year and saw a remarkable advancement in his academic work. But the boy missed being with his peers. So I backed off and made frequent visits to observe in his classrooms in mid high school, praising good teachers and making suggestions to others. In spite of everything my grandson graduated high school with a special diploma at the age of 21 and today is happily working in a tire shop in a large city.
Smith - I'm glad you reached out to this group with your concerns about your son. You will be wise to bone up on all the school district's policies and the federal requirements, then request a meeting with the school principal or counselor. As a parent you have the right to have your child educated. In seventh grade my grandson was in a special ed class of ten students. As an example there was a disabled girl who had seizures and often had to lay on the floor. There was another girl who wore diapers. All good kids with special needs. You may have to be quite assertive.
Smith - I'm glad you reached out to this group with your concerns about your son. You will be wise to bone up on all the school district's policies and the federal requirements, then request a meeting with the school principal or counselor. As a parent you have the right to have your child educated. In seventh grade my grandson was in a special ed class of ten students. As an example there was a disabled girl who had seizures and often had to lay on the floor. There was another girl who wore diapers. All good kids with special needs. You may have to be quite assertive.
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Smith - I sure understand your frustration and concern. This is something you will have to figure out the best thing to do. Of course I don't know what state you live in but the school district should have a parent advocate in the special education department. The thing is your son may not need to be in special education classes just because he has a disability. The school district here has a social services worker in many of the schools from mid high to high school. My grandson would never have been able to graduate from high school were it not for the social services worker who found a solution. There are some of these helpful people in the elementary schools. You need an advocate to help you find the right resource.
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