JERRY SCHWARTZ was thinking about Re: ad(h)d and keyed into cyberspace:
JS>[Mar 19, 97 - 22:31] Moonshadow of 1:3615/82 wrote to Jerry Schwartz:
JS>M>     Thanks Jerry for your input. The schools here say she doesn't
JS>M> have a  learning disability and is not "resource" material. ADD
JS>M> and ADHD can be  controlled by meds and this is why it is not a
JS>M> learning disability. OOf  course
JS>M> the state here (TN) just put a hold on diability claims for AD/HD
JS>M> but she is 
JS>This is probably a violation of Federal law; but turning that to your
JS>advantage may be quite difficult unless you have or appear to have
JS>the wherewithal to bring suit.
Not so. First, get the rules regarding PROCEDURE from your state ed 
department. THEN, follow these steps:
	1. Formally request that the child be evaluated for 
identification under IDEA. A note from the pediatrician will help.
	2. Request that the child be evaluated by the school district. 
	3. If you disagree with the evaluation, you have the right under 
Federal Law to request that there be an independent evaluation. YOU 
should be able to do the choosing.
	3a. The school may refuse, and elect to proceed to an impartial 
hearing.
	4.  If the school agrees, you are stuck with the results of the 
evaluation. Thus, it is in your best interest to prepare for this exam. 
use checklists, etc. prepared by yourself, teachers, and other 
professionals who have an opportunity to evaluate your child.
	5.  Find an advocate. Ask the PTA for the statewide office 
location. Call Legal Aid as they often can refer you. Contact CHADD.
All mail is certified, return receipt. All conversations are 
memorialized by a follow-up letter summarizing the conversation and 
giving the recipient a week to make corrections. (I always put something 
in that will make them want to write to me. Get them to change one 
thing, which automatically confirms the rest.)
And the most important thing:
		NEVER GIVE UP and NEVER LET THEM SEE YOU CRY!
                   ===>Mark Probert<===
                   mark.probert@juno.com
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