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This is the first step to understanding how your school can help you while protecting your child’s right to an education regardless of being school avoidant.
These guides detail the procedures and timelines the school must follow to provide students with Individualized Education Plans (IEP) and 504 Plans in your state. They detail the process of how to request your school’s support as mandated by federal and state disability laws.
In order to save you time and energy, we have compiled a list of every state’s guide.
For some states we also came across their guides for Intervention Teams or Section 504, so some states will have more than one resource.
https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Eng-Procedural-Safeguards-12-23-2020.pdf
Disclaimer: This site is designed by School Avoidance Alliance to assist parents, family, friends, caregivers, educators, advocates, and other professionals involved with helping children and finding resources to understand, help and cope with school avoidance, as well as to increase public awareness regarding school avoidance. The contents of this website are presented for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing on this website is to be construed as professional advice on medical, legal, technical, or therapeutic matters. By accessing and using the information on this site, you agree to waive any rights to hold the site developer(s), or any individual and/or group associated with this site, liable for any damage that may result from the use of the information presented.
Unfortunately only a small percentage of school professionals, therapists, educational advocates and policy makers understand school avoidance best practices. So, you must become the expert to ensure your child is getting:
The time passing slowly without progress is the worst feeling. It wouldn’t have taken five years of suffering and uncertainty if I had this expert guidance during my son’s school avoidance. We would have saved $29,000 in lawyer fees and $69,000 for private schools.
