Guest guest Posted August 25, 2001 Report Share Posted August 25, 2001 Hi Deb. My son is 11 and we have been managing these issues for a while. He has stayed home on many occasions when he did not have the FM or captioning. We got an FM Microlink last April and it has made a world of difference in the classroom. He is no longer tired and agitated after school and he is more relaxed about school. He has always been and outstanding student in spite of his hearing loss but the FM has made his life easier. has fluctuating hearing loss so on some days he is totally deaf and we are now trying to get his closed captioning in place at his new middle school and the district is working on this. Typically things move slowly and we must persevere as I know you are doing. In the case of the FM the district purchased it and we maintain it and keep it at home it is a fully self-contained unit that clips to his aid and he takes the transceiver to each teacher throughout the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2001 Report Share Posted August 25, 2001 In a message dated 8/25/01 2:05:41 AM Central Daylight Time, bartnick@... writes: > If the FM > system isn't functional then, I'm seriously thinking about keeping him home > and helping him with his classwork until it does work. Has anyone ever kept > their child home because services weren't available? > I've never kept my child home, but be aware that the public school system must still provide services to your child if you decide to keep him home. It all has to be written into an IEP though. You can also have specific decisions regarding classroom acoustics written into the IEP. So that they would either have to place him in a quieter classroom or make changes to his current classroom. Also, you can put a little pressure on them by contacting the director of special education for your district and tell them that they have the FM but not a mic so he can't use it. Ask that person to see to it that they get things in order ASAP. Sometimes the people right at your school get too busy with other things. Parents sometimes have to stay on them to make things happen more quickly. It infuriates me! I don't have a choice in whether or not I pay school taxes. The fact that I own a home in a certain school district means that I pay our school district tax money. They automatically get that money. So if my child needs special ed services, she will get them! I already pay for it. Just stay on them - go to higher officials who can apply pressure. Find an advocate in your area to help you if necessary. Suzette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2001 Report Share Posted August 25, 2001 In a message dated 8/25/01 10:35:37 AM Central Daylight Time, semesky@... writes: > The school system does NOT have to provide services for your child if > you keep him home. Maybe my comment was too general. By keeping your child home, I was thinking home school but I failed to write that. The document given to you at every IEP meeting or ARD meeting titled An Explanation of Rights and Procedural Safeguards of a Parent with a Child with Disabilities in School is where I took that information from. I don't know if each district is different, but mine reads: If you enroll your child in a private, parochial, or home school, your child is entitled to special education and related services from the public school district where your child resides as follows: 1. the funds expended by the public school for special education and related services to your child must equal a proportionate amount of the federal funds made available to public school students in that district; and 2. the public school may provide special education and releated services to your child on the premises of the private, parochial, or home school, to the extent consistent with law. You may request such special education and related services from your public school. But even if you do not, the public school must identify all children with disabilities residing in the district and offer a free appropriate public education (FAPE). Suzette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2001 Report Share Posted August 25, 2001 The school system does NOT have to provide services for your child if you keep him home. It can be used against you if you pull your child out and they can even have you arrested for allowing your child to be truant depending on what state you are in and how nasty they want to get. Also, they can hold it against you in any legal proceedings re Special Ed services. They'll say that since you didn't send your child, there was no need for accommodations, etc. They'll say that the reason your child didn't meet goals and objectives is because he was absent. Push hard, but don't shoot yourself in the foot. suzette1118@... wrote: > > In a message dated 8/25/01 2:05:41 AM Central Daylight Time, > bartnick@... writes: > > > If the FM > > system isn't functional then, I'm seriously thinking about keeping him home > > and helping him with his classwork until it does work. Has anyone ever kept > > their child home because services weren't available? > > > > I've never kept my child home, but be aware that the public school system > must still provide services to your child if you decide to keep him home. It > all has to be written into an IEP though. You can also have specific > decisions regarding classroom acoustics written into the IEP. So that they > would either have to place him in a quieter classroom or make changes to his > current classroom. Also, you can put a little pressure on them by contacting > the director of special education for your district and tell them that they > have the FM but not a mic so he can't use it. Ask that person to see to it > that they get things in order ASAP. Sometimes the people right at your school > get too busy with other things. Parents sometimes have to stay on them to > make things happen more quickly. It infuriates me! I don't have a choice in > whether or not I pay school taxes. The fact that I own a home in a certain > school district means that I pay our school district tax money. They > automatically get that money. So if my child needs special ed services, she > will get them! I already pay for it. Just stay on them - go to higher > officials who can apply pressure. Find an advocate in your area to help you > if necessary. > > Suzette > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2001 Report Share Posted August 25, 2001 > They were only in school until 10:30 am today, and he cried almost non-stop > until about 8pm tonight. He was so excited to start first grade, and now he > tells me that he hates school. It breaks my heart. One thing you can do to avoid such problems in the future is to make sure the IEP spells out what will be done in the event the FM is not working. Will they have a spare unit on hand or what? A personal aid? One-on-one instruction? CART (though I know he's too young for that)? Sorry this has happened to Zach. Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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