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What Happens Immediately to Charlie
With two distinct suspension packages in a row adding up to 13 days, the immediate implication would be a change of Chrlie’s placement. This would involve movement from his current placement to an IEAS (Küpper & Rebhorn, 2007). The choice for an IEAS for Charlie’s placement will solely be left to his IEP team, after which he would be removed after the decision is made (Zehler et al., 2003). Charlie would have to remain in his IEP’s choice IAES pending manifestation determination and his removal from his current placement.
Services That Will Be Provided To Charlie While He Is Removed To an IAES Education Setting
During Charlie’s placement in an IAES, his IEP team will be at liberty to select and determine the most appropriate services to suit Charlie. Also, his rights to receive educational services will not be violated, which implies that he will keep receiving his educational services normally since this is a major requirement in the FAPE (Küpper & Rebhorn, 2007). The maintained condition will enable Charlie to maintain his usual participation in the overall education curriculum as stipulated in the FAPE guidelines (Zehler et al., 2003).
The only change that Charlie would be subjected to, is the setting in which he initially received educational services, which would later on be changed when a manifestation determination is made and in accordance to the FAPE requirements. Having his rights to receive education services maintained, Charlie would still be in a position to work towards achieving the various goals identified on his IEP (Küpper & Rebhorn, 2007).
People That Need To Be Contacted
Charlie’s parents or guardians will need to be contacted and informed about Charlie’s conduct. They will also be informed that Charlie has removed from his initial education service reception setting, and transferred to alternative setting since that is what is usually effected after the learner’s placement is changed (Küpper & Rebhorn, 2007). Lea will make the notification. They will contact Charlie’s parents and brief them on the situation and immediate procedures. Information to be conveyed to Charlie’s parents or guardians will include: a procedural notice regarding safe-guards; details about the time when Charlie removal from his current placement would be done; and the various conditions that Charlie will have meet to regain his normal placement including a change on the immediate education reception settings is being put under (Küpper & Rebhorn, 2007).
Charlie’s parents will also need to be notified on the condition that a manifestation determination will need to be done before Charlie is subjected to a placement change. This would involve the making of decisions on whether Charlie’s behavior really did manifest his disability. The decision resulting would determine the next course of action (Küpper & Rebhorn, 2007).
Disciplinary Actions that are Permissible
In the event that the results from the manifestation determination indicate that Charlie’s behavior did not manifest his disability, Charlie will be subjected to a similar disciplinary action to that given to child who makes a similar offence but does not have any verified disability (Küpper & Rebhorn, 2007). The manifestation determination exercise and disciplinary action to be made will be left to the hands of the LEA.
Provision of Services to Charlie While the Disciplinary Action Is Being Effected
While LEA places Charlie under the recommended disciplinary action, he will continue to receive educational services since that is one of the key requirements by the FAPE (Küpper & Rebhorn, 2007). That is important since Charlie’s rights to participate in the normal educational curriculum will not be violated, and he will therefore continue to receive the normal educational services (Zehler et al., 2003). The only change that Charlie would have to encounter is his removal to a different setting, from which he will receive the services and therefore make the necessary efforts to achieve his goals as spelled out on his IEP (Küpper & Rebhorn, 2007).
A Scenario Where Charlie’s Parents OPT to Appeal the Outcomes from the Manifestation Determination Exercise
If Charlie’s parents decide to file an appeal, then a hearing would have to be scheduled as per their request. Scheduling of the hearing will be left to the SEA and LEA, who will have to pick a day that falls within the first 20 school days immediately Charlie’s parents file an appeal. Meanwhile, Charlie will have to retain his placement in the IAES awaiting the outcomes from the hearing (Küpper & Rebhorn, 2007).
References
Küpper, L., & Rebhorn, T. (2007). Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004 Training Curriculum.
Zehler, A., Fleischman, H., Hopstock, P., Stephenson, T., Pendzick, M., & Sapru, S. (2003). Descriptive study of services to LEP children and LEP children with disabilities: Summary of findings related to LEP and SpEd-LEP children (Policy Report). Arlington, VA: Development Associates. Arlington, VA: Development Associates, Inc.
