Ms. Francoeur's presentation was the best singular presentation I've heard/seen. What I found unique and valuable was how completely (and seamlessly) she presented legal interpretation with advocacy never shying away from or overlooking the traditionally uncovered areas like contextualizing accommodations rock solid in FAPE, and fair warning that DOE and federal courts currently disagree on the reasonable standard.
I highly recommend watching once KFA posts it. I think there are a couple of gaps I personally either fill in, or differentiate as her personal opinion rather than legal expertise but overall very much appreciative to KFA on this. Never really knew of them before.
I agree. It was a thorough and highly useful webinar. I loved how she addressed whether other students' needs have to be taken into consideration when developing accommodations. They do not have to be taken into consideration (nor does "tradition" or the "way we've always done things").
I also love how she reinforced that the school cannot compare your child to another with food allergies, so there cannot legally be any "Well, Janie's family didn't ask for a nut-free classroom."
She reinforced documenting all your communication with the school so that you have that information all together should you have to go up the chain. She said you have the legal right to stop the 504 meeting if you arrive at the meeting and the school system has brought an attorney without informing you.
