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I had a very good friend the other day tell me about a situation with his son. With two weeks to go in the quarter they were informed that their son had 4 F's and a D. Immediately he contacted his son's teachers. All but one were very responsive and good to work with. The math teacher apparently started blaming the parents and the student. She called his son lazy and accused his mom of doing his homework for him.
Obviously this did not sit well with my friend. As it turns out, this teacher was not aware that his son had an IEP that dictated that the school was to work with the student on organization skills and on adapting homework assignments. This teacher was totally unaware and instead started blaming the student and parents when in fact, BY LAW, she is supposed to be aware of the IEP and make the necessary accommodations.
This particular parent is very knowledgeable and a strong advocate for his son. I'm sure the math teacher will re-assess her stance after the Director of Special Education and her principal review appropriate special education procedures with her.
Apparently a couple of the other teachers were also not aware of the IEP situation either, but because they were responsive and "customer oriented." As a result the parents were forgiving and working with those teachers on the best interest of the child which is exactly what FAPE is all about!
I had a very good friend the other day tell me about a situation with his son. With two weeks to go in the quarter they were informed that their son had 4 F's and a D. Immediately he contacted his son's teachers. All but one were very responsive and good to work with. The math teacher apparently started blaming the parents and the student. She called his son lazy and accused his mom of doing his homework for him.
Obviously this did not sit well with my friend. As it turns out, this teacher was not aware that his son had an IEP that dictated that the school was to work with the student on organization skills and on adapting homework assignments. This teacher was totally unaware and instead started blaming the student and parents when in fact, BY LAW, she is supposed to be aware of the IEP and make the necessary accommodations.
This particular parent is very knowledgeable and a strong advocate for his son. I'm sure the math teacher will re-assess her stance after the Director of Special Education and her principal review appropriate special education procedures with her.
Apparently a couple of the other teachers were also not aware of the IEP situation either, but because they were responsive and "customer oriented." As a result the parents were forgiving and working with those teachers on the best interest of the child which is exactly what FAPE is all about!
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