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Author Topic: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012  (Read 15285 times)

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twinturbo

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Re: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012
« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2013, 01:13:05 PM »
An attorney at OCR is a fed. We all FASers tend to reference and interact with the fed. In comparison with private attorneys in ADA/education I find a couple of universal traits that create a crucial divide in perspective. First is that they interact far more with school districts even though they represent parents so IMHO they get stuck in the system as it exists from the SD's perspective. Second, a good portion of their experience is first hand as parents at odds with their children's SD so there's some sort of axe to grind. There's also a legal divider between 504 and IDEA regarding the Child Find Mandate which seems to be a rather powerful tool where applicable.

In my dream of dreams my ideal private attorney would probably be one who used to work for OCR.

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Re: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012
« Reply #16 on: September 04, 2013, 07:48:32 AM »
In your opinion, would the annual school district enrollment forms serve as a basis for identification of students potentially eligible for a 504 plan. 

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Re: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012
« Reply #17 on: September 04, 2013, 08:23:42 AM »
I guess it depends on the form. Our basic form doesn't have LTFA on it, but other forms do. The Emergency Action Plan, the form for DS self-carrying Epi, the medication form for nurse's office--they all indicate a life threatening food allergy.

Forms like that definitely tell the school that information. I'm guessing that's how the VB school knew, too.
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Re: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012
« Reply #18 on: September 04, 2013, 08:29:23 PM »
Thank you Ajasfolks2!!  :heart:
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Re: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012
« Reply #19 on: September 05, 2013, 01:04:54 PM »
Absolutely my pleasure!!   :smooch:   :thumbsup:
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Re: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012
« Reply #20 on: September 05, 2013, 01:34:22 PM »
So our tweet about this:

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OCR VA Beach ruling: school knew of peanut allergies, so why don't these kids have 504 plans? http://ow.ly/22gkj4  Another win! HUGE!


And we'll do more tweets about it--with varied language.
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Re: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012
« Reply #21 on: September 05, 2013, 07:13:28 PM »
 :thumbsup: :yes:
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Re: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012
« Reply #22 on: September 05, 2013, 08:46:27 PM »
Just noting the similar OCR Memphis statement.

OCR Compliance Review: Referral for 504 Eval if IHCP
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Re: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012
« Reply #23 on: October 30, 2013, 04:37:07 PM »
Bumping for some who may want to read whole thread.

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Re: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012
« Reply #24 on: April 30, 2014, 01:16:52 PM »
Another bump to be sure this thread does not get missed.


Also, including link to our Stinky's thread as to "an IHP will do" vs 504 --
DO NOT MISS THIS THREAD!!!
He doesn't need a 504 - an IHP will act as his 504
« Last Edit: May 26, 2015, 02:45:51 PM by ajasfolks2 »
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Re: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012
« Reply #25 on: April 30, 2014, 01:44:03 PM »
Thanks for bumping this. I could have used this with the whole home ec issue.
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Re: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012
« Reply #26 on: September 12, 2014, 02:56:43 PM »
bump for fall & all those parents getting the 504-runaround.

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Re: OCR - Virginia Beach City Schools 2012
« Reply #27 on: May 26, 2015, 02:47:37 PM »
Another bump . . . parents trying to enroll for Kindergarten in fall & being stiff-armed and told a 504 is "not necessary" . . . thought they should read this thread and others related to it.

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