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I did not sign a new copy of my sons 504 Plan that was emailed to me. I also remembered that no one followed up on this. I asked the school for a copy of the signed 504 Plan just to make sure I did or did not sign it? Well, they do not have a signed copy from me or anyone else.They sent the “Team Signatures” page that says, “The following people were present and participated in the intervention team meeting on 12/4 /2013. This is a standard form and not one they made up.My question is can the school say that the “Team Signatures” page is good enough as the 504 Plan signature page? Where is the law or quote about signed 504 Plans and IEP’s?I am trying to understand and interpret this information correctly.I also want to learn because I have heard other parents refer back to these documents a legal law binding documents.
Jackie: You need to learn the difference between Section 504 Plans and IEPS, and the laws that apply to each. Carefully read the articles, information, and resources listed below.
You’ll find that parents have few rights under 504 but they do have minimal rights. Section 504 does not require the school to invite the parents to 504 meetings. Your school, school district or state may have developed a policy of using a procedural safeguards in a written 504 plan that are similar to those in IDEA, but this is not required under Section 504.
https://www.wrightslaw.com/howey/504.idea.htm
Section 504 is a civil rights law. The purpose of Section 504 is to protect individuals with disabilities from discrimination for reasons related to their disabilities. Unlike IDEA, Section 504 and ADA do not ensure that a child with a disability will receive an individualized educational program that is designed to meet the child’s unique needs and provide the child with educational benefit, so the child will be prepared for “for further education, employment and independent living.” (See 20 USC 1400(d))
in Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition.
Read the Wrightslaw discussion of the Key Differences Between Section 504,the ADA, and the IDEA here – https://www.wrightslaw.com/info/sec504.summ.rights.htm
https://www.wrightslaw.com/info/sec504.index.htm
https://www.wrightslaw.com/info/iep.index.htm