Springfield Student Advocacy Project

Wow 🤔

Student charged with stealing free milk from school

"I’ve talked to several special ed teachers about their college training. Most agree that their training as far as IEPs and the IEP process, is not at all like the real-life experience. And, they want to keep their jobs–they have bills to pay. So they are forced to side with the schools when in their hearts they really know that the child isn’t receiving what they need."..

"But if your child’s current placement causes great anxiety or shut down or school refusal, they have to stay there until you win a DP and an appeal. And if you keep your child home, you risk truancy charges. I don’t know if this is an example of the system being stacked against parents, but I felt it is worth mentioning.

'“Impartial Due Process” my foot.'

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