[luckystarmom]

There is a lot wrong with this article.

First my daughter has a learning disability, so to say only boys have learning disabilities is just wrong, wrong, wrong.

Second, young kids do not sit in on IEPs. The only time the children sit in on IEPs is when they are transitioning out of high school.

I think boys are short changed, but this article just doesn't make clear arguments.

[neverdem]

First my daughter has a learning disability, so to say only boys have learning disabilities is just wrong, wrong, wrong.

That may have just been that teacher's experience.

Second, young kids do not sit in on IEPs. The only time the children sit in on IEPs is when they are transitioning out of high school.

That could vary in different locations.

[SoftballMominVA]

Second, young kids do not sit in on IEPs. The only time the children sit in on IEPs is when they are transitioning out of high school.

It depends on the school largely--when I taught 6th grade, my students were always at their IEP's. I have been at a handful of transitioning 5th graders who attended theirs also.

But, I've taught high school Juniors who had never sat at their IEP before coming to this county. So it can vary.