This is a follow up for a post I did mid october regarding problems I am having w/my daughter's school. Last Friday we finally got our much awaited 504 meeting only to be shot down once again. This time the principal was there and she says there has to an academic need for a 504! This is so not what I know of a 504. Again, they just made a list of what accomodations they will do for her and insisted she does not need one b/c since she has cf any school would be crazy to hold her back. I told them I was told(by you guys) that without a 504 the school does not have to do anything. They looked at me like I was crazy just like they did when I said she should have a tutor come to our house after missing 3 days. They said that has never been done. I mean what is the big deal that I seem to have such a problem getting my daughter on it? Does it look bad for the school or something? Maybe it costs more money or what? When they said she has to have an academic need I was like then why do kids get on it sometimes before they even start school?? I thought the academic need is for the IDEA. The principal was really nice and made everything seem ok but like I said, even if they do everything right(which they just recently started getting better at following the accomodations after much fighting)she may not be here next year and a 504 is supposed to follow her anywhere for her whole life. So, my quetion is, what do I do now? If the principal says she doesn't need it, who do I go to? Thanks for your time!
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