Teacher's Strike and IEP

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So, we received word on Saturday that our school districts teacher union is going on strike after two years of working without a contract. I can't blame them, the superintendant is an... immature man. Anyway, we also received word that the school will remain open for IU services for children with IEP's - after all the school support staff and the IU specialists are not in the teachers union. My problem - the IU specialists only cover half of the services in my daughter's IEP. Does anyone have an experience or information on what is required, legally, regarding the IEP in this situation? I cannot find anything that addresses this. My daughter sees school district specialists, who are in the union, for speech, social skills and writing disability. Teachers can only strike for a total of 21 days which would violate the amount of services guaranteed in the IEP.

Anybody?

There's the law, and then there's my kid.

When my child was in school, the teacher woul call me when she would have a sub so I could keep him home, (my choice). The subs were a nightmare, and DS couldn't hang. So, I'm sure all of the services will be provided, except the teacher. You need to judge if that will work for your child.

Well, the strike is on and my daughter has no school. No classes. No therapy. No nothing. they will review her IEP after the strike to see if their are any issues with compliance to the contract after the strike.

Nothing like destroying a set, smooth routine for a kid with AS... I'm just wondering how much adjustment time will be lost when she has to go back... the christmas vacation was already bad enough. So, on to freebie homeschooling online...

draelynn
So sorry to hear what you guys are going through, it must be so frustrating. I hope they can settle things soon and get those teachers back to work. Hang in there!

Thanks... wouldn't be so bad if the strike made sense. Teachers averaging $80,000 a year with full medical want raises and do not want to pay into their medical benefits. For a middle class suburb, they kind of have alot of nerve...