She said the plan would involve not only testing Chey-enne's intellectual capability, but also her mental and emotional health, something that is not required for most children.
Yes, idiot mom, that's the problem. I know it's horrible that your daughter has epilepsy, but she does, and you've got to go through an IEP if you want special services.
Face it, your daughter IS different, and if you want accomodations based on that difference, then you've got to, uh, follow the rules.
I can't stand parents who in one breath say they want their kids to be treated as though they are not different, but then in the next breath demand all sorts of special services.
Perhaps the mother doesn't want her child to feel even more different than she does now? Or do you consider someone with epilepsy emotionally unstable/mentally deficient?
Well, at least the family will get the $8,000 back. Plis a whole lt more. Unfortunately, it will be from the public coffers because of this horse's ass intervention.
Maybe they aren't acceding to all the rigamarole of psychological testing but you can bet your last dollar that the family will prevail in any proceeding. Look up the meaning of accommodation. I don't think it means what you think it means.
Why? And she isn't asking for services. She's providing her own.
IEPs are for deviations from the academic curricula, not for physical accomodations. Kids in wheelchairs do not require IEPs - the gym issue can be handled by a doctor's note, I believe. "Special services" in this context are academic deviations, not physical accomodations.
BTW - Your hostile "idiot mom" comment says more about your attitude toward the issue, not the Mother's.
She doesn't even need an IEP, the parents can have a 504 Plan put in place (used more to address medical conditions than academic ones) which is generally easier to get and less time consuming to write up but it is as legally binding as an IEP.
I agree with you. I have a daughter with brain damage. She has an IEP. It's for the school and the girl's best interest to have the IEP.
I am suspicious that the ONLY reason this administrator wanted to give this child an IEP is to qualify for more federal funding.
What you apparently do not understand is that the family did not request any special services. They paid eight thousand dollars for a dog which will protect this child at the onset of a seizure. They want nothing more than to allow this child to go to school like everyone else. This dog will sit next to the child and is trained to ignore distractions like other children.
I see no difference between the dog and the millions of dollars of prescription medication pumped into young children with behavioral "disorders" just so they can sit in class like everyone else.