A few thoughts on this-- #1 has she had an aide in the past?    #2 you as
the parent are part of the PPT team- if you weren't happy & felt it wasn't
safe- you shouldn't have signed off..  having said that I would go to school
on Mon, & rewquest a PPt. At that time I would report on this fall and again
state the need for an aide-- The risk of more serious injury, plus the
social aspect of falling infront of other students.  If at that time you
don't get what you ask for--by the way I would ask first and let the
building sup. know that if he/she needs prior approval to get kit, or you
want it to be a central PPT-- then due process is next--and I would get a
lawyer--the problem with that is so much of the year is lost on these
things--  by the way - I'm sure by tomorrow you will see black & blues--Take
pictures-- Good Luck---Joy
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>From: Viola Faria <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: I.E.P. stuff
>Date: Fri, Sep 10, 1999, 7:29 PM
>

>My daughter who is 18 and in H.S. just had her 4th I.E.P. meeting since July
>20, 99.  They of course refuse to give her a full time aide while she is in
>school.  She takes 4 subjects in school and 2 on homeschooling.  They give no
>reason, other then to say that "they" don't believe she needs one.
>
>Today in the cafetaria, she took a bad fall.  She injured her groin and her
>left leg was hurt.  She had a Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy done back in Oct.
>Well this fall, kicked in her RSD or "shooting pains" in her leg again.
>
>Of course this happened on a Friday afternoon.  She did report it to a member
>of the school district, who deals with the handicapped, and left a voice mail
>for the resource teacher, who of course left early today.
>
>Being it's late Friday afternoon, we cannot get an appointment with her G.P.
>and her Dr. at childrens' hospital didn't return my call.  So, my kid is in
>pain and has to live with it until Monday.  It's not an emergency situation.
>
>My question, can I get a lawyer on consignment, to sue the Special School
>District and it's individual members who made the decision not to give my
>daughter an aide, thus putting her in harms way.  She could very easily have
>landed on her head, but she twisted to protect her head and hurt her groin,
>left leg and now her butt and shoulder hurt.  I won't have any medical proof,
>because it's not life threatening, and by the time I do get an appointment,
>hopefully the pain will have gone away, and the shooting pains will have
>stopped.  There is no way I can prove that the shooting pains in her legs,
>was a direct result of the fall.
>
>I feel the I.E.P. committee is negligent and abusive in creating a situation
>where my daughter was hurt.
>
>Right now she is upset and feeling very down and in constant pain.
>
>What can I legally do about this.  I live in St. Louis, Mo.
>
>I would appreciate any input on this matter.
>
>Thank you,
>