Yes look up wrights law online there is a lot of info there. Make sure everything is in writing and once they agree on something hold them to it nosy yet if the budget changes or not, your IEP is a legal contract they have to abide by. Any outside documentation from specialists is also a great tool to use because it is hard for the schools to contradict it because they often do not have the experience to override that. We got a fridge and microwave in our daughters classroom that they paid for because we proved she needed food a certain way, so it does work if you push them.

Check into getting an advocate. They are free. They work through the state offices involved in educating parents of handicap children. My daughter is now associated with a program called Project ABC. They are providing parent training, an advocate, a case worker, programs that will take care of our baby when he becomes an adult, financial help for therapies (beside SSI, which she does not qualify for), and a few other programs. I' sure there has to be an organization near you that concentrates on rights of parents. As was mentioned before, YOU have the right to strongly request, in writing, what your child needs. That IEP is A LEGAL PAPER. It's the law. Ask them to send him to nurse to be cleaned. Include that in the IEP.. She will make sure that he stays clean. We will continue to ask our Lord Jesus to put special people in our children's path. Only HE can watch them.

Find an advocate in your area and have you had iep meetings? Have you put your request in writing and either have someone sign for it our sent an email with your request? Have you asked for a functional behavior assessment to be done. General Ed schools can handle more then you think they can. Also by federal law they have to a a free public education. The school and district needs to put all in writing on why they don't want him in the general Ed class and why they think the placement he is in is better for him.

You have to keep in mind that you are part of the IEP team that makes the decisions of your child's placement, you are actually the expert on your child because you know him best. He should be placed in gen. ed classroom with full supports before considering a more restrictive setting. Your child has a right to be with his peers, research shows us it is beneficial not only for your child, but his typically developing peers.