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SpEd Director then responded with: "Should I move home instruction to the high school?"
I responded: "You do what you think you need to do, SpEd Director. As will I.As the lady at the State DOE said, "It really shouldn't be this difficult", and that "one person of the IEP team cannot make a decision on her own". She advised me to proceed with mediation and to stay in a part of the library where I am visible to my daughter. "
SpEd Director responded: "I agree that it should not be this difficult to schedule and proceed with home instruction sessions. I have been involved in mediation with other parents and it can be a helpful process."
I responded: "I'm sure it can be, which is why I requested we proceed with mediation two days ago. Regarding scheduling, Homebound Teacher seemed to get confused about what had been discussed and what hadn't. When she had to canel on Friday, I asked her to call me when she was feeling better so that we could reschedule. Nothing was ever discussed about having a permanent 5-7pm on Tuesday. In fact, she got confused about the time from the first Tuesday to the second. I have no idea where she got the idea that we had settled on the 5-7pm time. Especially considering that the last time we met was on a Wednesday, what was supposed to be from 1-3pm, but ended up not starting until 2pm.
In addition, my daughter is currently experiencing severe anxiety, and auditory hallucinations with intense fear and panic. Multiple studies have shown "significant positive effect of parent participation on diagnostic status, symptom level, or global functioning outcome measures," in child anxiety. I am trying to ensure that my daughter has the best possible outcome, which is why I have requested to be visible or to "observe". I am not sure why this is so difficult a concept."
I responded: "You do what you think you need to do, SpEd Director. As will I.As the lady at the State DOE said, "It really shouldn't be this difficult", and that "one person of the IEP team cannot make a decision on her own". She advised me to proceed with mediation and to stay in a part of the library where I am visible to my daughter. "
SpEd Director responded: "I agree that it should not be this difficult to schedule and proceed with home instruction sessions. I have been involved in mediation with other parents and it can be a helpful process."
I responded: "I'm sure it can be, which is why I requested we proceed with mediation two days ago. Regarding scheduling, Homebound Teacher seemed to get confused about what had been discussed and what hadn't. When she had to canel on Friday, I asked her to call me when she was feeling better so that we could reschedule. Nothing was ever discussed about having a permanent 5-7pm on Tuesday. In fact, she got confused about the time from the first Tuesday to the second. I have no idea where she got the idea that we had settled on the 5-7pm time. Especially considering that the last time we met was on a Wednesday, what was supposed to be from 1-3pm, but ended up not starting until 2pm.
In addition, my daughter is currently experiencing severe anxiety, and auditory hallucinations with intense fear and panic. Multiple studies have shown "significant positive effect of parent participation on diagnostic status, symptom level, or global functioning outcome measures," in child anxiety. I am trying to ensure that my daughter has the best possible outcome, which is why I have requested to be visible or to "observe". I am not sure why this is so difficult a concept."