Update: Re: School wants us to sign a waiver, what does it mean?

[Guest guest]

I don't understand the waiver still. What they say is that they recommend a

class X for my son. We are requesting class Y. But, we will not ask to downgrade

him back to X even if his grades are low. So, he will be stuck in Class Y fo the

entire year. We can still call an IEP any time we want, but we will not be able

to ask for Class X again, even in the IEP, even if he starts to have anxiety

issues... I still don't get it.

The waiver is separate from the IEP, and not a part of it.

- Deep.

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> > > Hello,

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> > > My son has usually done well in Math, and had been in mainstream class in

> > > Elementary school. He has scored in the Advanced levels all through the

STAR

> > > tests in previous years.

> > >

> > > For the coming year, they are placing him in a lower-level Math class,

> > > rather than the regular mainstream-level Math class. When we asked about

it,

> > > this is what they emailed us:

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> > > " He is currently placed in the Fundamentals class, he ... could possibly

> > > move to the Algebra class if you are willing to sign a waiver stating that

> > > he cannot switch classes even if grades are low. "

> > >

> > > What does this waiver mean? Can't his class level always be downgraded via

> > > an IEP, if a mistake is made in placement?

> > > What if the teacher is not cooperative and is not helping him enough to

> > > maintain/upgrade his grades?

> > > What is the school's interest in getting us to sign this waiver?

> > >

> > > The meeting is tomorrow with the school, so I would love to hear back

ASAP.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > - Deep

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> > --

> > Kind Regards,

> > Jim

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