School hearing re: high school PE grade
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 6:42 pm
My husband and I--and our daughter's lawyer--go to the school administrative hearing tomorrow to appeal her summer school PE grade because the teacher and principal refused to provide accommodations. She is a sophomore honor student; since Kindergarten her PE teachers have made voluntary accommodations on the basis of my requests and the medical information and doctor's letters that I have supplied. Not once did anyone suggest that it was necessary for her to have a 504 Plan to insure protection of her rights.
The teacher and the principal just laughed when I mentioned that my daughter's balance was a problem that affected her ability to meet the requirement of running a mile in under 8 minutes and that she could not, as the coach had yelled for her to do, "pump" her arms as she walked. Even laughed that she was "clumsy." Right. And the sports? Golf and tennis. Required to do push-ups and pull-ups, too.
Central Office Administration would not answer phone calls or emails....forced us to go the route of an appeal. We felt compelled to hire a lawyer for guidance.
MAJOR MISTAKE NOT TO INSIST ON A 504 PLAN FOR OUR DAUGHTER'S PROTECTION.
I would advise all parents to take action to protect your child. You may be lulled into a sense of security, as we were, and regret it.
The teacher and the principal just laughed when I mentioned that my daughter's balance was a problem that affected her ability to meet the requirement of running a mile in under 8 minutes and that she could not, as the coach had yelled for her to do, "pump" her arms as she walked. Even laughed that she was "clumsy." Right. And the sports? Golf and tennis. Required to do push-ups and pull-ups, too.
Central Office Administration would not answer phone calls or emails....forced us to go the route of an appeal. We felt compelled to hire a lawyer for guidance.
MAJOR MISTAKE NOT TO INSIST ON A 504 PLAN FOR OUR DAUGHTER'S PROTECTION.
I would advise all parents to take action to protect your child. You may be lulled into a sense of security, as we were, and regret it.