From Click2Houston:
“Jessica Galvan still remembers the moment she got the call.
It was the last day of school—May 29—when someone from Cy-Fair ISD told her that her 11-year-old son Liam would no longer have a one-on-one nurse at school. The decision shocked her.
…Liam’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) outlined 445 minutes of nursing support per day, meaning a nurse had to be with him for the full school day.
…Shiloh Carter, a senior litigation attorney with Disability Rights Texas, says IEPs are legally binding education plans created for students with disabilities under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Parents are equal members of the team that drafts the IEP.
‘The IEP includes all services a student needs to make progress in school, and it has to be tailored to that individual child,’ Carter explained.
If a school district proposes to reduce or remove a critical service like a nurse, Carter says parents have the right to disagree—and there’s a legal process to challenge that.”
Read the full article on the Click2Houston website.