A Mom Talks with the Director of Special Education

A satirical and slightly sarcastic look at a typical conversation between the parent of a child with special needs and an official from the school district who isn't quite getting it.
Created by the Special Education Attorneys at Frankel & Kershenbaum. www.MyKidsLawyer.com
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[rlover171]

this is what happend 2 me

[cornflkgrl]

@Dano8800 The teachers are oftentimes very caring and want the same things for the students as the parents. It's the gatekeepers of the money that will do anything to stop that. This is about those people. That's why it says "Director of Special Education." I've had nothing but smooth sailing once I got through the initial eval part but that part took outside evals and getting a legal advocate. So I found this video pretty accurate from a parent point of view.

[cornflkgrl]

Maybe an exaggeration (for humor), but it does happen. Every parent of a child with special education needs should know Wrights Law inside and out or have an advocate who does or somewhere along the way (unless you are unrealistically lucky) your child could get cheated out of FAPE...maybe not even on purpose. Sometimes even the people in the meeting don't know the laws or how to apply them correctly.

[skimedic24]

This was released by a law firm that handles parent complaints against school districts. This is about as unbiased as Newt making a reelection video for Obama. Bottom line if I dont get what I want or the the label my kid 'deserves' then sue, sue, sue.

[Dano8800]

While I find this humorous, I have yet to experience anything like this in 24 years of teaching... Our special education teachers are caring individuals who work very hard to make sure students with special needs have the opportunity to excel. Now -- if this is looking at district level administration, we might have something.

[cindyao]

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[oskabewis]

@mjeffNP77 I agree asa parent we have to be the advocate for our children.

[mjeffNP77]

Wow...I think this is the school psych I met with about my son who has asperger's!!!! I swear the same exact words were said!! Do you think they use this video to teach school administrators?? Ironic, they all have the same excuses. My advice is find an advocate group who understands individuals w/disabilties rights & take them to EVERY meeting! We lost precious time trying to deal w/these clowns on our own. I'm finally equipped for a good fight! (Our IEP isn't worth the paper its written on)

[KirkMaynardGull]

We tried for four years to get our son qualified for special education. Every IEP meeting was like this. It ended with a huge meeting and both sides saying "My evaluator is bigger than your evaluator". We gave up and privately placed our son instead, which is what the District wanted from the get-go. But four years of his life are lost forever.

[Annandhorses]

This is beyond true. As a young child, I had alot of problems in school with my learning. It wasn't because I didn't try hard enough, I wasn't able to understand some things in math class. I had a horrible teacher who just thought I was lazy and didn't want to do anything, so when my mom finally had me tested, I found that I did need extra help in math and it wasn't just me.