After 3 denials for an IEP evaluation, failing to get high school credit for a course, 4 F’s, repeated reports about bullying, and ineligibility for sports, family hired an advocate and got an IEP for their son. Family was frustrated that the 504 Plan was not enough and wasn’t being followed. Parents started to feel like maybe they were overreacting, because the district made parents feel like they were at fault, when really the district failed to do their job. District told parents IEP eligibility is based on grades and standardized test scores and their son was in the average range. He had to be failing to get an IEP.
