My minutes from last year promise alot more hours of summer school than they are willing to forgive. Now they are denying that and only giving him 3 hours for 5 weeks. The IEP meeting is today. I need documentation that they have to give him what was promised in the minutes. Is this true and can I get that?
Already Tried: Told special ed that they have to do what's in the IEP. That's when they offered the "compromise" of a few hours.
The school must abide by all provisions written into the IEP under the IDEA. A school may be sued for damages for non-compliance with an IEP, see: Doe v. Withers (WV Supreme Court) and also W.B. v. Matula, No. 95-5033 (3rd Cir. 1995). If they refuse to follow the IEP, your first step is a complaint to the state department of education and then you would have to file suit against the school.
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