Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 I just want to point out something which is very obvious to me, but may not be to everyone. You are allowed to discuss your child's IEP with anyone you chose. As his/her parent or guardian it is up to you to grant permission for it to be discussed, or for your child's privacy to be waved. So discussing it here on this list is fine because you have chosen to do so. You can talk about it in the diner with your best friend, you can talk to the newspapers, you can scream details from the top of the Empire State Building if you chose. However, the school is limited to only certain ways that the IEP can be reviewed or discussed. Here in NY it is common practice for the IEPs not to be allowed to leave the guidance office. If a teacher wants to review a child's IEP he/she will go to that office to read it. No copies can be made and they certainly may not be taken out of the building. I have given permission for certain teachers to be given copies of Ian's IEP so that they can reiew it off school grounds and research things they've thought might be helpful for our son. But I gave WRITTEN/SIGNED permission for that. In our schools there are " team meetings " where groups of teachers will get together to discuss issues, which may include difficulties with implimenting IEPs. If there is some kind of trouble that is not easy to resolve, then that teaching team can request an IEP meeing. I know there have been meetings like this to disuss our son because his TOD has been invited to them to help the regular classrom teachers deal with certain issues -- specifically testing techniques. Talking about a child in the hall, over the table in the teacher's lunchroom, or in the classroom with an aide/parent/other teacher is a violation of your child's privacy. Gossiping about teaching strategies and your choice of communication modality certainly has violoated that privacy. As you can tell ... this one point really really gets to me. -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 I just want to point out something which is very obvious to me, but may not be to everyone. You are allowed to discuss your child's IEP with anyone you chose. As his/her parent or guardian it is up to you to grant permission for it to be discussed, or for your child's privacy to be waved. So discussing it here on this list is fine because you have chosen to do so. You can talk about it in the diner with your best friend, you can talk to the newspapers, you can scream details from the top of the Empire State Building if you chose. However, the school is limited to only certain ways that the IEP can be reviewed or discussed. Here in NY it is common practice for the IEPs not to be allowed to leave the guidance office. If a teacher wants to review a child's IEP he/she will go to that office to read it. No copies can be made and they certainly may not be taken out of the building. I have given permission for certain teachers to be given copies of Ian's IEP so that they can reiew it off school grounds and research things they've thought might be helpful for our son. But I gave WRITTEN/SIGNED permission for that. In our schools there are " team meetings " where groups of teachers will get together to discuss issues, which may include difficulties with implimenting IEPs. If there is some kind of trouble that is not easy to resolve, then that teaching team can request an IEP meeing. I know there have been meetings like this to disuss our son because his TOD has been invited to them to help the regular classrom teachers deal with certain issues -- specifically testing techniques. Talking about a child in the hall, over the table in the teacher's lunchroom, or in the classroom with an aide/parent/other teacher is a violation of your child's privacy. Gossiping about teaching strategies and your choice of communication modality certainly has violoated that privacy. As you can tell ... this one point really really gets to me. -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 Here in NY it is common practice for the IEPs not to be > allowed to leave the guidance office. If a teacher wants to review a child's IEP > he/she will go to that office to read it. >>>>>>>> At both my sons schools they have a list that has to be signed if anyone has reviewed the childs record, any part of it. When I requested some copies of one of my childrens records, his mental heath aide that made the copies even had to sign it because she physically opened the file. When they copied the files I even got a copy of that sheet. Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 Here in NY it is common practice for the IEPs not to be > allowed to leave the guidance office. If a teacher wants to review a child's IEP > he/she will go to that office to read it. >>>>>>>> At both my sons schools they have a list that has to be signed if anyone has reviewed the childs record, any part of it. When I requested some copies of one of my childrens records, his mental heath aide that made the copies even had to sign it because she physically opened the file. When they copied the files I even got a copy of that sheet. Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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