Author Archives: carl

>PWN – Prior Written Notice

>Received the PWN for M’s Manifestation Determination.  The PWN was taped to a classroom door.  What happened to confidentiality?  They scheduled the meeting for a time when I specifically told them I could not be there.  The PWN also states that they want to discuss placement.  How do they jump from suspension to manifestation determination to placement without meeting and without discussion? What happened to following the law?  I am sending copies of the PWN to our advocate and care coordinators.  I am also going to include it and the method of delivery in our complaint to DPI. So frustrating. Tweet #fighting4answrs

>Going public again.

>I took down public access to my blog in the hopes that the district would do their jobs. Initially they did everything we asked of them. They have stopped doing their jobs in reference to M, so I am making the blog publicly accessible again. They say my blog intimidates them and that they feel threatened. I have never made threats on this blog. In fact I don’t mention the district by name or the names of any of the teachers. No employees of the district have access to my facebook. No members of the school board have access to my facebook. It is just a blog that is being written about a father’s desire to ensure that his son gets the services and education that he is entitled to given the mental illness that he is afflicted with. I even removed my son’s picture from the blog so that

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>Suspension

>M has been suspended from school again for assault. This will put him at 10 days suspension and force the manifestation determination. Manifestation Determination is the schools responsibility to determine if M’s behavior is a result of his diagnosis. Our psychiatrist recommends that we get an attorney as the school is discriminating against M. We have sent letters to the Southern Poverty Law Center and the NAACP. I explained to the superintendent that we are filing complaints with the appropriate state and federal agencies. The district is violating M’s access to a FAPE. Free and Appropriate Public Education. The school wanted us to hospitalize M after this latest incident for his safety. In talking with the psychiatrist, since M doesn’t have the violent outbursts at home, there is no need to hospitalize him for safety. Very frustrated with our district. M starts partial hospitalization the week after next, so really

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