The school informed me that when my child turns 18 there will be a transfer of my parental rights to the student. My child needs me to continue participating in their IEP. What can I do?
A: I recommend to my clients for their child, if they agree, to sign a letter on their 18th birthday that says that they need parental/guardian involvement and assistance to make all decisions about their educational services, graduation, and transition planning and therefore they need any requests for their agreement to be in writing and sent simultaneously to their parent/guardian.
The student may also make a formal request in an IEP meeting and have it documented in the meeting notes.
Check your state's rules: some states, such as Florida, requires IEP information to include ways in which students may provide informed consent to allow their parent to continue to participate in educational decisions (FL CS/CS/HB19: _h0019er.docx).
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