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georgiabpmom
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What is the name of your state? Georgia
I am a parent advocate for brain disordered children in the Atlanta area. My client is being harrassed by her child's school. The child is currently in a psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and does not have an IEP (testing for eligibility is scheduled).
School is calling mother several times a day demanding verification that the child is in the hospital and demanding access to medical records in order to consider child eligible for special education services. School has gone so far as to call the psychiatric hospital three times to find out if the child is actually a patient (hospital does not disclose any information, including verification of a patient's identity or admittance).
Can these actions by the school be punished by law? If so, what code or law can the parent quote to get the school to back off?
Thanks,
Julie Ward
I am a parent advocate for brain disordered children in the Atlanta area. My client is being harrassed by her child's school. The child is currently in a psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and does not have an IEP (testing for eligibility is scheduled).
School is calling mother several times a day demanding verification that the child is in the hospital and demanding access to medical records in order to consider child eligible for special education services. School has gone so far as to call the psychiatric hospital three times to find out if the child is actually a patient (hospital does not disclose any information, including verification of a patient's identity or admittance).
Can these actions by the school be punished by law? If so, what code or law can the parent quote to get the school to back off?
Thanks,
Julie Ward