-=> Quoting Sheila King to Charles Beams <=-
 -> LM>feels that a child might need treatment for a disability (be it
 -> ADD LM>or LD or whatever) then the school is responsible for the
 -> TESTING for LM>diagnosis, not the treatment itself.
 
 -> This might well be a state law local to Alabama.  I'm not aware of
 -> our schools paying for the medical diagnosis of our students.
 SK> I don't think she's talking about medical treatment in general. Only
 SK> about diagnosing learning disabilities. Isn't this a federal law? I
 SK> know it is the case in California that the public schools are required
 SK> to perform testing if parents request it (of course, how they go about
 SK> it, and in what time span, varies), and I've participated in other
 SK> forums where teachers from other states indicated this is also the case
 SK> where they are from.
Sheila,
Thanks ever so much...... I was beginning to think my communication
skills were shot........?????
I hope in my responce to Mr. Beams that I was able to make him
understand what I meant.
Yes, it is a federal law but just because the parents request testing
it isn't mandatory. If the teacher doesn't feel it necessary then a
panel must review the case. (This prevents students from having to go
through all these tests just at the parent's whim.) It is when the
teacher suggests testing that the school is responsible for the
testing.
I'm not trying to be confrontational with you or Mr. Beams and
normally I don't post in this conference (although I do lurk for
ideas all the time!). I posted on this topic only because I have had
personal experience with the topic being discussed.
Lisa McIntosh
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