ABOUT US:
We Listen, We Understand and We Act....
AD·VO-CATE: one that pleads the cause of another; specifically: one that pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court 2 : one that defends or maintains a cause or proposal 3 : one that supports or promotes the interests of another.
We do not allow others to define our Advocacy, duty, role or
responsibility. We determine the arenas and we work within clearly
established rules, regulations and laws.
So that being said, we decided to level the playing field by helping families find the services that they have
continuously been denied. We help find and secure the resources that are available, even when you were
told they do not exist. We educate, train and inform parents of children with disabilities how to get the
services and where they are through advocacy, UN-workshops, and information.
This agency has secured private day and residential placements; such as Cardinal Cushing School,
Longview Farms School, F.L. Chamberlain School, South Shore Collaborative, Kolburne School, for
student's with disabilities, but sometimes, not without a fight. We have assisted in securing home-based
services and summer programs, such as ABA, Therapeutic Horse Back Riding, Private After-School
Programs, but sometimes, not without a fight. This agency has also assisted parents in securing services
through various state agencies for eligible students, such as Social Security Benefits, MassHealth Benefits,
DDS, DMH, DPH, for children and young adults.
This year we assisted in parent's seeking Guardianship and custody of children and 18-19 year old adults.
This is also one of the only Advocacy Agencies in Massachusetts, that will go all the way to the Bureau of
Special Education Appeals for hearings in order to secure the appropriate services.
The agency is One-Stop Shopping. We have the answers and we know the steps to helping families obtain
state and community services. Call us, or use the form below. We can help and make a difference.
AD·VO-CATE: one that pleads the cause of another; specifically: one that pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court 2 : one that defends or maintains a cause or proposal 3 : one that supports or promotes the interests of another.
We do not allow others to define our Advocacy, duty, role or
responsibility. We determine the arenas and we work within clearly
established rules, regulations and laws.
So that being said, we decided to level the playing field by helping families find the services that they have
continuously been denied. We help find and secure the resources that are available, even when you were
told they do not exist. We educate, train and inform parents of children with disabilities how to get the
services and where they are through advocacy, UN-workshops, and information.
This agency has secured private day and residential placements; such as Cardinal Cushing School,
Longview Farms School, F.L. Chamberlain School, South Shore Collaborative, Kolburne School, for
student's with disabilities, but sometimes, not without a fight. We have assisted in securing home-based
services and summer programs, such as ABA, Therapeutic Horse Back Riding, Private After-School
Programs, but sometimes, not without a fight. This agency has also assisted parents in securing services
through various state agencies for eligible students, such as Social Security Benefits, MassHealth Benefits,
DDS, DMH, DPH, for children and young adults.
This year we assisted in parent's seeking Guardianship and custody of children and 18-19 year old adults.
This is also one of the only Advocacy Agencies in Massachusetts, that will go all the way to the Bureau of
Special Education Appeals for hearings in order to secure the appropriate services.
The agency is One-Stop Shopping. We have the answers and we know the steps to helping families obtain
state and community services. Call us, or use the form below. We can help and make a difference.
DID YOU KNOW THAT FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT MANDATORY MEDICATION
That's right. Whenever your in a team meeting and they start making suggestions that
you place your child on medication, Report them! Pursuant to 34 CFR 300.174 and/or 20
USC 1412 (a)25, states that it is prohibited for a school district or their personnel to
require medication to attend school or to receive an evaluation.
I don't care what your child is doing in school. If they can't handle your child's behavior, then they should
1) hire someone to develop a better program 2) provide more supports and services, or 3) place the child
in a private program that can provide the needed support by individuals trained and highly qualified to
handle your child's behavior.
Oh and for the record,using the school nurse to call you because the teachers can't handle him/her is a big
no-no. A school nurse is under the jurisdiction of the Dept. of Public Health. The school nurse cannot
release your child from school unless he/she is sick, i.e. with a temperature, vomiting, hurt to the point of
needing medical attention. It must be a medical issue. If the nurse insists, tell her to write down the
reason for the medical dismissal, include the temperature or other reasons that she is releasing your child.
Then inform her that you are going straight to his/her doctor and if your child is not sick, you will be filing a
compliant against her with the Dept. of Public Health and returnng your child to school. The school nurse
does not answer to the school district,i.e. teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, sped director or the
school superintendent. It's her license on the line not theirs. If she refuses to write the reason for
dismissal, you write it and bring it in to her when you pick up your child. Make a copy for the special
education director and have them date stamp the document then ask them to make a copy for your
records.
Then bring your child to his/her pediatrician. If you child is not sick tell the doctor what happened and you
need medical letter stating that the child can return to school. The other alternative is that the school
district suspend your child. Otherwise there is no record for the early dismissal. Additionally, if a school
district is doing this you should ask for a Functional Behavior Assessment to address the behaviors that
are so difficult for the district to handle that they need you to pick up your child.
Then report the school district for violations of federal regulations and noncompliance of the IEP because
the school district forced you to pick your child up and dismissed him/her early for no reason and that
becomes a denial of FAPE and noncompliance of the implementation of the IEP. See how it all ties
together.
Remember, when you pick up your child because the school district, i.e. teachers can't handle him/her that
day, they never have a record of the early dismissal. You have to create it. Protecting your child and your
rights is of the utmost importance.
you place your child on medication, Report them! Pursuant to 34 CFR 300.174 and/or 20
USC 1412 (a)25, states that it is prohibited for a school district or their personnel to
require medication to attend school or to receive an evaluation.
I don't care what your child is doing in school. If they can't handle your child's behavior, then they should
1) hire someone to develop a better program 2) provide more supports and services, or 3) place the child
in a private program that can provide the needed support by individuals trained and highly qualified to
handle your child's behavior.
Oh and for the record,using the school nurse to call you because the teachers can't handle him/her is a big
no-no. A school nurse is under the jurisdiction of the Dept. of Public Health. The school nurse cannot
release your child from school unless he/she is sick, i.e. with a temperature, vomiting, hurt to the point of
needing medical attention. It must be a medical issue. If the nurse insists, tell her to write down the
reason for the medical dismissal, include the temperature or other reasons that she is releasing your child.
Then inform her that you are going straight to his/her doctor and if your child is not sick, you will be filing a
compliant against her with the Dept. of Public Health and returnng your child to school. The school nurse
does not answer to the school district,i.e. teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, sped director or the
school superintendent. It's her license on the line not theirs. If she refuses to write the reason for
dismissal, you write it and bring it in to her when you pick up your child. Make a copy for the special
education director and have them date stamp the document then ask them to make a copy for your
records.
Then bring your child to his/her pediatrician. If you child is not sick tell the doctor what happened and you
need medical letter stating that the child can return to school. The other alternative is that the school
district suspend your child. Otherwise there is no record for the early dismissal. Additionally, if a school
district is doing this you should ask for a Functional Behavior Assessment to address the behaviors that
are so difficult for the district to handle that they need you to pick up your child.
Then report the school district for violations of federal regulations and noncompliance of the IEP because
the school district forced you to pick your child up and dismissed him/her early for no reason and that
becomes a denial of FAPE and noncompliance of the implementation of the IEP. See how it all ties
together.
Remember, when you pick up your child because the school district, i.e. teachers can't handle him/her that
day, they never have a record of the early dismissal. You have to create it. Protecting your child and your
rights is of the utmost importance.
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