Q&A

How Much Can the School Charge Me for Copies Of My Child's Educational Records?

How Much Can the School Charge Me for Copies Of My Child's Educational Records?

Having a copy of your child's educational records is an important parental right, especially if you are in a dispute with the school. Educational records are broadly defined and can be thousands of pages. Read more about requesting educational records here.

Q & A: Is it Legal to Only Provide My Son a Two Hour School Day?

Q & A: Is it Legal to Only Provide My Son a Two Hour School Day?

The Question:
My son who is 8 has autism he is in special needs class on a military base. We just moved to a new place and he has gone to school for several years now. However this new school only has him going 2 hours a day. At first I agreed to do this for a few weeks to get him used to the school but its been a few months now and I think they are doing it to convenience themselves. I think he needs to go all day like the other kids. Is this even legal? Only keeping him for 2 hours?

Q & A: School Won't Allow My Diabetic Daughter To Go On Field Trips Without Me Attending

Q & A: School Won't Allow My Diabetic Daughter To Go On Field Trips Without Me Attending

Question: My daughter is in public school and is a diabetic. At the moment, the school nurse is insisting, and has had added to my daughter's health plan that a parent is required to escort her on all field trips. I thought the public school is supposed to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disability. So what if we can't go? Isn't discrimination if they leave her behind? I have every intention of hashing this out with them, however I'm just weighing my options in case they won't budge.

Q & A: Out-of-District Placement for Autistic Child

Q & A: Out-of-District Placement for Autistic Child

How do I get my Autistic son into an out of district school when the public school continues to ignore a doctor's recommendation? My son is autistic and I have filed due process last year because of an incident that should not have occurred if he had not been moved to a school that did not have an adequate autism program in place.