Little one is going into third grade. So, we have made it through Kindergarten, first, and second. Why did I think that a little thing like scheduling her 504 meeting would get easier? Silly me......
I have been calling the school for weeks trying to get a meeting on the calendar. They email me today and want to schedule the meeting for tomorrow. Unreal......
I do not work outside the home but I still have a life and my husband works. He attends all meetings, because he wants to be involved in his daughter's life. So, now we are supposed to drop everything, rearrange our day, and squeeze the meeting in to an already packed afternoon.
Feeling wiped out today........
Does anyone have it easy out there when it comes to stuff like this? I would love some tips on making it easy.
Hello! I am just now reading this about a week later...we had the same situation but in reverse. I feel your pain. Our 5th grade son's 504 meeting was scheduled out a week in advance, thankfully. I felt it was courteous. However, my husband and I sat through yet another "do we really have to re-invent the wheel for the 5th time???" meeting. We are grateful for school staff who seem to want to work with us, and hopefully that is not only because the law says they must. Our "in-reverse" stress was that ever-present nagging feeling of being an imposition. We hope and pray that the teachers, aides and principal truly care about our son's health, safety...and equally important...inclusion. We felt like we were on the proverbial "hot seat" the entire meeting. There were no encouraging comments such as "We will make this work"..."We are happy to make sure your son is safely included"..."we want to work WITH you to make it all happen and make J's year great". Things like that. Nope, we were quizzed and questioned at every turn of our 504 and I left feeling like they look at us as over-protective helicopter parents...or worse yet...liars. Not sure how allergy parents make advocating easier...or more credible. I try, but if they aren't buying it all, they aren't buying. It's defeating. But I press on...I must, there is no other choice. This is my precious child we were meeting and "talking" about. Blessings to each of us on this path and thank you for your blog!!
ReplyDeleteI hear horror story after horror story this time of year. Every year. It's crazy. I do not understand why there aren't national standards for this.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading. Hang in there!