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Legal Help - TySun - May 2nd, 2017
Issue 1. I have been diagnosed with ADHD, Ocd and Sensory both in Iowa and Colorado. I attend Coronado High School where I have an up to date 504 plan that states I can turn in work from said Quarter late with no punishment. One of my teachers doesn't agree with my diagnosis or my 504 and has been giving me close to 0's on every late assignment (Even day old ones) despite the fact it's almost impossible for me to concentrate, I maintain A's and B's. She claims it's her class so she doesn't have to except anything. Can she legally do that? If no, could I file a lawsuit? If yes, please explain.
Re: Legal Help - zs471 - May 2nd, 2017
Part One: The Help
This isn't going to be a long drawn out thing, I'll keep it short and focused with respect to your situation.
Here are the four steps one would take if this were happening to them:
Request a mediator to help you and the school reach an agreement.
Ask for a hearing before an impartial hearing officer.
File a complaint with the federal Office for Civil Rights.
File a lawsuit.
You should begin by demanding a state appointed hearing officer and make sure you have the official paper trail of your 504 plan.
Part Two: The Game Plan
Here's a play by play of what should go down.
Tysun's parent/guarding: *Calls school's main office during business hours* "Could I speak to Mr. Principle please?
Secretary: "Sure thing let me transfer you!" or "He/she's busy can I take a message?"
Don't just leave a message!
Tysun's parent/guarding: "Alright then maybe you can help me." or get transferred to principle.
Tysun's parent/guarding: "My son has been diagnosed with -insert shit here- and has the 504 plan which allows him to -insert shit here- It has come to my attention that Mrs/Mr. Teacher is saying they don't agree with the plan and is consistently failing my son/your name on "late" assignments. I'd like to see what I can do about that with the administration or if I would need to set up an appointment with a state appointed hearing officer?"
Yes that last part was kind of a threat.
From there you'll either get a solution or you'll need to set-up that appointment, I'm sure you can find out on one of the websites I'm about to link you to. If you can't find it and it gets this far, tell me.
Part Three: My Opinion (You don't have to read this part, it has nothing to do with helping you, it was just my take on the situation.)
Of the three disorders you mentioned two are not even officially recognized diagnoses and in my opinion all of them are fake disorders made up by people too lazy to push through and get the things done that need to get done on time. I completely see where your teacher is coming from, but unfortunately thanks to our new snowflake safe space of a society, you might actually be able to get this teacher into a decent amount of hot water.
You should just buckle down and realize that life isn't easy and sometimes you have to work hard to get things done, I don't say this to be mean,
I say it for fear of what you'll be like in the real world after school and in the workforce. Your boss will not wait for you to get your shit done whenever you can focus on it, he wants it now or he'll fire you and hire someone who will do it on time.
Part Four: The Links
These are gonna help you.
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/504-plan/understanding-504-plans
https://www.additudemag.com/504-plan-ignored/
https://www.additudemag.com/dear-additude-my-sons-teacher-wants-him-to-just-focus/
This one is just something I use to focus:
http://listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=J9FImc2LOr8#Space_Jam_Theme_Song
If I need a laugh I like to listen to the above while viewing this gif:
http://i.4cdn.org/r9k/1493745043574.gif
Part Five: Forgot to say this
As far is a lawsuit goes, I don't think it would go well for you, if your situation was that serious you would have an IEP not a 504 plan, a 504 is for people who can't get an IEP, but still want special treatment for what they've been "diagnosed" with.
Re: Legal Help - TySun - May 3rd, 2017
I use to have an IEP when I first diagnosed. I held on to it from age 5 to 11, then for some reason when we moved to Colorado it was lost. I do my stuff well and on time but a slim amount of the time I fall behind. I hold A's and B's, I'm learning 2 different languages, learning advanced piano and training to be a Chef. I am in no way too "lazy" to push through life. The problem is she is excessively failing my good work because she doesn't agree with a piece of paper a doctor gave me. And I'm not a snow flake. I don't get all salty over something little. But a teacher sending you in the hall for "talking" when you turn around to look at clock and failing you for what you missed is fucked up. I will have to retake freshman year and go to summer school($300 a Semester) And real life? Boss? I already have a job at Safeway in baggage and checkout. I make $50 a week. Now that you understand more could you give me your opinion on the law suit? Because said teacher has also lied about having me on recording doing drugs, and shown up to school high. She is a menace and I need to figure out how to get rid of her before she fucks me over and I become a super senior. Should of made it this obvious from the start.
Re: Legal Help - zs471 - May 3rd, 2017
That was just my opinion, but regardless of that my Game Plan would still be applicable. Follow the steps I laid out and make sure to bring up all these things you say the teacher accused you of doing when talking to the principle or secretary.
Basically just ignore Part Three and add in the new accusations to the game plan.
Re: Legal Help - Coolskate2449 - May 3rd, 2017
Im not being a dick, but why are you asking this question on a minecraft forums? Then again zs had some pretty good shit to say, but its kind of odd telling people who dont know you about your symptoms and irl shit. Idk if everyone on the forums is good or bad so I wouldnt do this in the future just to be safe Just looking out for you
Re: Legal Help - TySun - May 3rd, 2017
Because I have no one else to ask. I can't trust my parents, I'm not allowed to contact other family members and I can't take therapy. Who better to answer my question then random people who will never know me so there's no danger of anything bad escalating from my questions.
Re: Legal Help - Dragon1240 - May 3rd, 2017
(May 3rd, 2017, 05:25 PM)TySun link Wrote: Because I have no one else to ask. I can't trust my parents, I'm not allowed to contact other family members and I can't take therapy. Who better to answer my question then random people who will never know me so there's no danger of anything bad escalating from my questions.Someone give this man a cookie
Re: Legal Help - SnipedYall - May 3rd, 2017
(May 3rd, 2017, 05:14 PM)Coolskate2449 link Wrote: Im not being a dick, but why are you asking this question on a minecraft forums? Then again zs had some pretty good shit to say, but its kind of odd telling people who dont know you about your symptoms and irl shit. Idk if everyone on the forums is good or bad so I wouldnt do this in the future just to be safe Just looking out for youYes because I'm going to take the time to go to his high school and search for him.
Re: Legal Help - TySun - May 3rd, 2017
Lol
Re: Legal Help - TySun - May 3rd, 2017
SnipedYall is going to search for said High School, find it, go there and use Spidey senses to identify me personally out of the other 1,600 people who attend, kidnap me in broad daylight with cameras and armed security and cops everywhere and fucking kill me and sell my organs on the Dark Web, then chop the rest of my body up into meat scraps and 1. Sell them to the homeless or 2. Give them away in Egypt, North Africa