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Public Education Reform I call myself a Public Education supporter. I advocate, I lobby, I educate myself on the issues. Public education benefits our society, well beyond our own kids. I truly want it to succeed. (This post used to say 5, but thanks to readers contacting me, I’m adding two.) I hear these same […]
Disciplining a Special Needs Child. Several years ago, I was in Juvenile Court with a teen client. I was her IEP advocate, but on this day I was there for moral support. The grandmother had asked me to speak to the judge about her educational programming (or lack thereof, as it was). This teen had […]
What is a Manifestation Determination Review? “A Manifestation Determination is required by IDEA 2004. It takes place when the school district (LEA) is considering the exclusion of a student with a disability via a disciplinary change in placement such as a suspension or expulsion.” “Help! The principal called and I have to go to a […]
Important items that must be on your child’s IEP. “I got a call to pick up my daughter today because she put a child in a choke hold.” That’s what one of our group members posted recently. Sounds awful, right? I mean, obviously, that child needs a behavior plan. But wait, there’s more- “Name of […]
