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Hello Need Trust: You do not approach this woman again at all. If you have a paper trail and statements from witnesses that she lied about this matter in order to shuffle your child into 1st grade when he should not have been there, then you need to take the matter up with the Oregon state Department of Education. The website is: http://www.ode.state.or.us/. Write a letter of complaint and send it certified mail, return receipt requested to the director of public education in Oregon (you should telephone them and get the name of the appropriate person to send your complaint --- there could be a special director for autism). Try to be detailed but brief (I know that is hard, but the attention span of public officials is usually not longer than a page or two). Set forth your issues and enclose copies of the statement of the witnesses who heard this woman admit to her lies. Tell the Board that you need some help in straightening this matter out immediately, even if it simply as a facilitator and mediator between you and the local school district. Send a copy of the letter and all statements to the Superintendent of Schools for your sons school (the person who runs the schools in your district). Also state that you are contemplating legal action in this matter so that you son will get the special needs services he is entitled to under both state and federal laws. Then,wait to see if there is a response -- hopefully this will be enough to get the school to listen to you and put your son in the appropriate programs. If not, and they ignore your requests or tell you that there is nothing that can be done, then you should seek out a lawyer in your area who is familiar with educational issues. Your state bar association should be able togive you a referral to a lawyer in your area who handles these cases. Typically, a first consultation is free, so you should bring as much information with you to that first appointment as you possible can so that the lawyer can give you a good assessment of the merits of any case you might be able to bring against them. GOOD LUCK.

Expert:	Mary Meaden Esq
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Answered:	11/4/2009

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