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I went to a IEP at z's school this morning, they think he has potentual to learn, they think he just dosen't want to do the work or learn, he has had D's and F's for the past two years, this year the first 9 weeks are up and he has 4 F's and 2 D's now I dont understand why they passed him the past 2 years, and dont think he needs any special ed, he has adhd, ocd, and bipolar with acute manic episodes, he says he wants to learn but he just dosent get it, his pdoc, says he is developing learning diabilities from the bipolar the school wants the pdoc to send them instructions on how to teach him, its a mess, what do I do now?
Posted on 10/16/07, 10:10 pm
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Reply #1 - 10/17/07  5:01pm
" BUMP, anyone know anything about IEP "
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Reply #2 - 10/17/07  5:12pm
" PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE go to wrightslaw.com. There is a wealth of information that can assist you in developing, maintaining, and ammending IEPs. You need to know your and your child's rights and then be prepared to be his advocate and fight for him. "
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Reply #3 - 10/17/07  9:57pm
" thank you so much tomatillo, I will work on that, God Bless you "
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