My daughter spends part of her day in a self-contained special ed classroom and part in an integrated classroom. The school administration has said that we cannot observe her in the self-contained classroom due to the confidentiality of the other students (observing her in the integrated class is no problem). When asked to point to the law or policy that dictates this, they could only point out that there was no law which "entitles" us to observe the classroom. At a minimum, we want to be able to say that there is no law "prohibiting" us from observing her. Does anyone know of a law or case which will support my argument that we should be allowed to observe her due to her inability to effectively communicate to us what her day was like? It seems that the school is using the confidentiality issue as a crutch to keep us out of the classroom. They are applying this term to suit their needs. I think they are ignoring the spirit of what is meant by confidentiality in the appropriate statutes. We simply want to observe to best facilitate our daughter's continued education. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Jim Lennon