504 Plans: When Schools Push Back

If a child has an IEP, 504, and any other ed plan, they all go into the IEP. But since each have their own safeguards if separate, does each keep it's own safeguards and rights even though they appear in the IEP??

I am trying to get an accommodation put back into my child's 504 regarding use of a planner. It was removed by school. I have asked that it be put back as it was previously- "Utilization of a planner to inform X and her parents of work she has and what needs to be brought home and brought to school." Principal won't and is asking for me to justify her needs. Do I need to provide justification of academic issues? If so what? It's already a recommendation in the psychologist report.

Hi y’all- I need help. **Can anyone here help me ask the school 504 team for what could help my son? I am a mom to 3 kids all given an ADHD diagnosis & prescribed medication in the last year. My oldest - 14yrs, 5’10” - takes a marginally helpful low dose of Ritalin and we are pursuing support for him in schools. His 7th & 8th grade marks were all over the board & teachers were very concerned— as were we. In 9th grade, he is not keeping up with homework at all. His ADHD inattentive (same as me) looks like avoidance, difficulty starting, and distractibility once doing work. He was diagnosed PDD-NOS at age 3 which is likely a factor as well, but the sc…

Hello! I had a meeting with the school's SST (Student Services Team). They declined my son's request for an IEP evaluation despite my concerns with my 10 yr old son's signs of Executive Function deficits in class. Because his English and Math assessments are above benchmark, they state it is not affecting his learning and therefore doesn't warrant an IEP evaluation. He had been diagnosed as ADHD outside of the school. The most I can get was a 504 and that they provide my son strategies to better manage his time and organization skills. From my understanding, IEP teaches skills and 504 only does class modifications and no skills are taught. I made the case tha…