Seattle Public Schools Resistance to Implementing Your Student’s 504 Plan

What to do if Seattle Public Schools appear resistant to implementing your child’s 504 plans?

Section 504 requires that school districts develop dispute resolution procedures, including the right to an impartial hearing.  Ask for a copy of your district’s 504 procedures to determine your next steps.  In addition you can make a complaint to the Office of Civil Rights. A civil rights complaint must be filed within 180 days from the date of the discrimination.  If the complaint is not filed within the 180 days, include a request for a waiver and explain why the complaint is being filed late.

Why would schools refuse to implement 504 plans or IEPs?  I have heard a principal of a high school state that a child whose family has resources and who is getting good grades does not deserve implementation of the plan.  That attitude is against the law:  a disabled child is entitled to accommodation and implementation of their plan.

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