I have seen a few questions from you today. You must be having a hard time. I am so sorry.

The short answer is every child is entitled to FAPE (free appropriate public education). When they talk about appropriate is where the question becomes more complicated.

The school is obligated to access your son’s needs, to decide appropriate supports for him, and educate him to the best of his ability in the least restrictive environment. What this means is he should be with like, non-disabled peers as much as his problems will allow him to be.

I know one of your other questions had to do with neuro-psych so I am going to assume your son’s behavior has something to do with your question. I am going to give you an example to try to illustrate my point.

Your son may do better in a smaller, less active classroom if he has problems with attention. This is an appropriate intervention.

This should be listed on an IEP (individual education plan). The IEP should list how the team (parent included) came to this decision, such as direct observation, nuero-psych evaluation etc.

It should state what the desired outcome of this intervention is: such as with less distraction student will remained focused on task at hand 80% of the time.

It should state how the effectiveness of this intervention is going to be measured. In this case staff would observe and report your son’s ability to remain focused.

If your problems only revolve around classroom situations, then it would not be appropriate for the school to restrict your son from having lunch with his friends. There is the part of integrating with non-disabled peers to the best of his ability.

It would be ideal for all of your son’s problems to be listed, but, if like many children he has many, the team may decide to focus on only the most severe with a plan to address the less severe when he is ready. Too many interventions at one time can be difficult for children. You don’t start diet and try to quit smoking at the same time as these are two very difficult behaviors to change. Your son is no different, and the team should take this into consideration.

With all that rant said, the school MUST provide your son an education, in spite of his problems. Where and how that education is provided must be decided with all of his doctors, school personnel and family working as a team to give him the best possible education.

This can sometimes lead to disagreement. Your job is to listen to his doctors and to continue to advocate for your son. Looks like you are doing a great job so far! Good luck to you!

Probably. It depends on the severity of the disorders and whether your son should really be in special ed or mainstream. I don’t know what class sizes are like there, but unless you only have one student you cannot possibly cater to all the students all the time. So, work with the school on what your and your son’s priorities are for his learning and how he can be assisted in these areas. There may also be funding available from a disability service or mental health service to provide support to the school. Look into it and ask if you can’t find the answer.

The school is not legally obligated to provide special education services if your child does not qualify under the provisions of IDEA. In order to see if he qualifies, the doctor’s diagnosis must be brought to the school and you need to request a special education referral. The school will then give your child psychological and achievement tests. They will call a meeting with you and your child’s teachers where you will discuss the test results and the doctor’s diagnosis in order to determine what is impacting his performance in the classroom.

If his mental disorders are not causing him to lag behind academically or socially then he will not qualify for sped services. This sounds strange, but there are many students with mental disorders who function well in the classroom without special education services. It depends on the child and the therapies the are receiving.

If your son is having difficulties in the classroom, then an IEP will be developed and he will receive accommodations. This is a team decision and you can challenge it if you do not agree with the findings.

Hope this helps.

Yes, although they will not do it willingly. I’d say first request a full evaluation to assess what his needs are. Then you can request an IEP to see that those needs are met by the school. If they do not have a program to meet his needs, then they have to find one that does. If it is too far away for you, they have to provide transportation.

Be warned that they will fight you on every step of this. Do not be intimidated by them. Only you know what is best for your son, not someone who spent a few hours evaluating him. Try to work with your son’s teachers as much as possible. Sometimes kids in special ed. are pushed around by the teacher because the teacher thinks the kids don’t know better and who’s going to believe them anyway. Ask for the teacher’s credentials (you are entitled to them) and talk to other parents who have had kids in this program for their input.

I wish you all the luck.

Yes. Assuming this is a public school in the USA.

Talk with the principal and/or other relevant staff of the school. There are paperwork and other things that you will have to do.

Just because your doctor diagnoses your child, doesn’t mean that this diagnosis will be accepted by the school (although it most likely will). There will be some meetings to set him up with services depending on his eligibility.

Know your rights, and keep in mind that you can use advocates, friends, and even get lawyers to help you out. (You’d need to compensate them yourself.) There are processes and time-lines that need to be followed. Make sure you are familiar with these rules.

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Yes. U need to set up a meeting with the principal. U should try to set it up b4 school starts in Sept. Explain the diagnosis & find out what the school will do. Most boards have policies to follow in cases like yours. U may have to keep after them to see any results. Good luck.

He may qualify for section 504 without having to go as far as the IDEA process also.

Yes, your school is legally responsible for teaching your child. Don’t let anyone tell you differently.

Section 504 is a federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Section 504 provides: “No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States . . . shall solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance . . . .”

A lot of schools don’t want parents to be aware of these programs because it cost the school district money. Sad but true. I had to get this information from my child’s counselor from outside the school.

We have switched schools and they are awesome with the 504 program, my child’s education has improved drastically.

i myself have a brother with a few not-so-severe special needs. the problem with a lot of schools today is that their curriculum and education is designed for students without special needs.

is your son’s school supposed to help him? yeah, technically, they should. but they probably won’t. and even if they do, i seriously doubt they’d be able to take good care of him, unless his teacher/s have a background in special education.

what i suggest you do is find a school which DOES support children like your son. it doesn’t have to be a special school if your son’s disorders aren’t all that severe. it can be a “normal” school which supports the education of children with special needs. good luck to both of you. 🙂

They have to, and if they don’t have the resources they have to pay for private school.