Common Problems & Helpful Solutions for Your IEP/504 Plan
Have you run into challenges after requesting special education services for your child at school? Here, expert solutions to the eight most common problems with IEPs, 504 Plans, and school accommodations.
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My sons school says he cannot get an IEP because he does not have enough referrals or suspensions. Yet I get messages daily from his teachers about his behavior problems and emotional outbursts interrupting class and how his teacher can not take the time she needs to with him because it takes away from her teaching the class.
The number of referrals or suspensions is not one of the qualifiers in the IDEA law that governs IEPs. This is absolutely untrue and has nothing to do with it. I would reach out to the Director of Special Ed/Services for your school board and have a chat. It’s their job to make sure all the schools are complying with the law, and yours clearly isn’t. As well, if behavior is an issue, request a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and a resulting Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) in writing.
Penny
ADDitude Community Moderator, Parenting ADHD Trainer & Author, Mom to teen w/ ADHD, LDs, and autism
Legally speaking, the Prior Written Notice page of the IEP (in NC it will be labeled DEC5 at top) is one of the most important parts of the IEP. It notes all changes to FAPE and is what is used to check what was agreed to in meetings- this makes it a quick place to check for services and changes in just a paragraph.