[Belinda]

Originally Posted by right2fight

Hi Belinda, The primary exceptionality is "other health impaired" he is also gifted, has had both speech and occupational therapies. Regardless of which I believe my child has his right to privacy concerning his individual education plan, don't you?

Yes I do believe he has his rights for his needs to be meet on his IEP. I was just confused as to why a diabetic had an IEP and not a 504. In TN we do not write IEP's for gifted children putting them under the special ed umbrella. If he is still getting OT then I assume that he/she should be in on the IEP's goal and objectives and has an input. You can always call a meeting/conference with the teacher and ask her what she was going to say. Other health impaired does not cover students with diabetes either. I have had several students with other health impaired which is usually ADHD and the parents don't want to medicate etc.......but what about all the other kids that are ADHD that don't have an IEP? and are medicated etc......one is that the parent does not want them under the special ed category. Since new Federal guidelines have gone into effect the rules of putting ADHD in resource is coming to an end...so is putting learning disabled in resource if their needs can be meet with modifications in the regular room. Can you imagine all the grumpling from regualr ed?????

I am fortunate that our school works well. We have students all the time asking about why this student has this or that, what is wrong with him/her? There are special ed discrimination laws as well. I do know my student resource that is fend for themselves and explain it to their peers as to why. They also will go up to their reg ed teachers and ask for copies of notes, not to read aloud unless they know what it is before hand to get assistance with hard words. they are their best advocates and usually will fend for themselves when it comes down to it. It is easier to come from the kid than a teacher...kids take it better.