In her presentation at the 19th Annual CASE (Counsel for Administrators in Special Education), Julie Weatherly mentioned a case whereby "A parents' refusal to participate in the IEP process effectively excuses any procedural defects in the IEP's development, including the failure to have a final IEP in place by the beginning of the school year." When the parents had learned that the district intended to propose placing their child in an integrated preschool environment they decided to withdraw from the IEP process although the district still had not finalized the details of their offer. This case presents further evidence of the the importance of parent participation in IEP meetings.
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