Certificate Instead of a HS Diploma? No Way!
My son is in his senior year and has ADHD. He has an IEP. If he can’t pass the competency test, the school will give him a certificate, not a Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Advocacy
Caselaw: FRY V. NAPOLEON – STATE OR FEDERAL CASE?
Isabel: Is Fry v. Napoleon Comm. School District is this a federal or state case?
Have a Business Relationship With Your Team, Not an Emotional One
– Guest blog from Judith Canty Graves and Carson Graves. You should always strive to treat IEP meetings as if they were business negotiations, not a friendly get together or Continue Reading →
Evaluating a Child Who is Blind and Language Impaired
“My 11 year-old daughter is blind and language impaired. She has been in a public school for the blind. As part of her triennial re-evaluation, the team insists on doing Continue Reading →
Help! My son with LD is graduating. Who will write his 504 when he loses his IEP?
Gina-Marie writes – Help! My son with LD and an IEP is graduating from high school and I understand he will lose his IEP. Will he have a 504 now Continue Reading →
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Why “No” May Not Really Mean “No”
As a parent, have you asked the school to help your child only to have the school dismiss or deny your request? What did you do? Most parents seem to Continue Reading →
Free Wrightslaw Training for Oklahoma Residents!
Sponsor, Sooner SUCCESS is offering this FREE Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training. Please join the sponsors and presenter Wayne Steedman, Esq. on Thursday, December 6, 2018 for this special event. Continue Reading →
I’m a teacher, and I know IEPs aren’t being followed. What do I do?
“I am a teacher in — and I know that IEPs are not being followed…What do I do? I have already talked to people in the school system. I want Continue Reading →
Do I Need an Advocate?
My daughter is a 5th grader, reading at the 2nd grade level. The school has finally agreed to test her for services, but said we had to sign some kind Continue Reading →
