Help! 504 Meeting in less than 12 hours!

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Dear parents,

I am asking for help with a few issues that I am

searching the net for. Fist a little background info:

My son is 14 and has Asperger's Syndrome. The School

District considers this as his " Medical Diagnosis " as

well as Depression with features of anxiety. The

school district considers this his " educational

diagnosis " . He is pretty much a straight " A " student

but has some behavioral issues. I have been

requesting a Functional Behavioral Assessment as

recommended by the LSSP who did his last FIE in April

2006 since this FIE was completed. I was presented

with an FBA dated December 2007 in April 2008 AFTER we

had a 504 meeting in January 2008. The person who did

the FBA was not present at any meetings, nor have I

been provided with any type of consent form for the

assessment to be performed. He has no BIP and his IEP

goals are laughable to say the least (to wit: When

Connor is given a direction or lesson, he will keep is

eyes and mind on the teacher, his hands on his desk,

be ready to answer questions about what the teacher is

saying, follow directions quickly and quietly and work

until the job is done or the period is over. Master

criteria 4 out of 5 trials) This is an ACTUAL IEP

goal for my son! I didn't even know he had IEP goals

until I received this in the mail in January! I have

never recieved it with any of his report cards.

My dilemma is: Is the school district correct in their

stance that since I requested the FBA be done over the

last two years that is " implied consent " ? Second, I

was called today by two district employees and was

told that there is to be a 504 meeting tomorrow at 8

A.M. I checked with my child and asked if he received

any kind of paper or envelope from a teacher or

administrator and he said no, so, am I entitled to

Prior Written Notice?

I have a feeling that the school is trying to pull

something by not properly notifying me of the meeting.

I understand that they can have a 504 without me, but

I did tell them and it is in writing that I would like

to attend every ARD and /or 504 meeting held to make

educational or behavioral decisions about my child.

The school district put in those minutes that they

would abide by all state and federal standards and

regulations regarding this matter.

I believe that if the District 504 person had not

called me to today and verified that we were going to

have a 504 meeting tomorrow, that the vice principal

would not have called meand " invited " me to the

meeting. The 504 coordinator seemed genuinely shocked

that I was unaware the meeting had been scheduled.

If anyone out the can provide me with chapter and

verse of the code I need to go into the meeting with

to substantiate my claims, I would greatly appreciate

it, and pass the info on to other parents who may also

be in the same situation.

I try to be a good advocate and help others as much as

I can. This one is just overwhelming!

God bless you all, and thanks in advance!

Carol J. Gunn

Parent of Connor Gunn

504 Student affected by Autism and Anxiety

at Ed White Middle School

7800 Midcrown

San , Texas 78218