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Gifted Program Legal Rights in Divorces Iowa

by Mom and teacher

Aug 15, 2010

First of all I am a teacher but also a mom and divorced. My children are with their abusive father because he has more money. This is not the place to debate my divorce. I retain equal managerial legal custody. The only superiority he has is the roof over their heads per legal documents. My ex is an abuser of the highest order with extreme intelligence. In the past 5 years he has moved into 4 different states and school districts and each time I have to approach the Principal, get them to actually recieve an entire true copy of the divorce degree, suggest they show all 100 pages to their legal department before establishing that yes I have the exact same education rights as my ex. At this point I find out that he has filled out paperwork detailing he has sole custody and made false statments that his wife has legal guardianship as well. Of course by then he and his wife have filled the heads of normally intelligent people with stories of my wild psychotic breaks with reality and that I...See MoreFirst of all I am a teacher but also a mom and divorced. My children are with their abusive father because he has more money. This is not the place to debate my divorce. I retain equal managerial legal custody. The only superiority he has is the roof over their heads per legal documents. My ex is an abuser of the highest order with extreme intelligence. In the past 5 years he has moved into 4 different states and school districts and each time I have to approach the Principal, get them to actually recieve an entire true copy of the divorce degree, suggest they show all 100 pages to their legal department before establishing that yes I have the exact same education rights as my ex. At this point I find out that he has filled out paperwork detailing he has sole custody and made false statments that his wife has legal guardianship as well. Of course by then he and his wife have filled the heads of normally intelligent people with stories of my wild psychotic breaks with reality and that I'm termanilly insane and don't have my children because of this. In reality I am very sane according to a whole bunch of professionals and extensive testing. The only ones saying I'm not is him and one mental health professional who has not met me. She will call the principal and school and exhert her "authority."

My 11 year old has been causing problems for him because she has reported to CPS on a variety of real abuse. They have just moved to Iowa this past month (unknkown to me until now) and my daughter on her own already called CPS and reported a new situation on Iowa soil. Currently 3 states have active files. But the principal won't know this as they have not been closed yet and 2 just opened this past week. While the officials investigate he has decided to punish her by denying her the gifted and talented part of her IEP. She is in Iowa and I am unsure of their policies and would like to know my rights as a parent before making the phone call to try to correct this.

I have the right to sign her permission slips but in this case I know that he will fight. If it were a trip to sea world who cares and not worth the fight but this is gifted and talented as part of an official IEP from several years of testing and acceptance. His only motivation is punishment.

Is this something I can fight legally and win in Iowa? Is gifted and talented thought of the same as special education? I can not say much more about the nature of abuse in that home as it will identify the child and CPS is just starting their current inviestigation.

In the meantime I just need to know if my child has the legal right to Gifted and Talented being continued on her IEP and what will the outcome be when the two divorced parents with equal legal power to object or approve these services.

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cavey You should contact the gifted coordinator of the school division to seek their help.

On 8/15/10, Mom and teacher wrote: > First of all I am a teacher but also a mom and divorced. > My children are with their abusive father because he has > more money. This is not the place to debate my divorce. I > retain equal managerial lega...See MoreYou should contact the gifted coordinator of the school division to seek their help.

On 8/15/10, Mom and teacher wrote: > First of all I am a teacher but also a mom and divorced. > My children are with their abusive father because he has > more money. This is not the place to debate my divorce. I > retain equal managerial legal custody. The only > superiority he has is the roof over their heads per legal > documents. My ex is an abuser of the highest order with > extreme intelligence. In the past 5 years he has moved into > 4 different states and school districts and each time I > have to approach the Principal, get them to actually > recieve an entire true copy of the divorce degree, suggest > they show all 100 pages to their legal department before > establishing that yes I have the exact same education > rights as my ex. At this point I find out that he has > filled out paperwork detailing he has sole custody and made > false statments that his wife has legal guardianship as > well. Of course by then he and his wife have filled the > heads of normally intelligent people with stories of my > wild psychotic breaks with reality and that I'm termanilly > insane and don't have my children because of this. In > reality I am very sane according to a whole bunch of > professionals and extensive testing. The only ones saying > I'm not is him and one mental health professional who has > not met me. She will call the principal and school and > exhert her "authority." > > My 11 year old has been causing problems for him because > she has reported to CPS on a variety of real abuse. They > have just moved to Iowa this past month (unknkown to me > until now) and my daughter on her own already called CPS > and reported a new situation on Iowa soil. Currently 3 > states have active files. But the principal won't know > this as they have not been closed yet and 2 just opened > this past week. While the officials investigate he has > decided to punish her by denying her the gifted and > talented part of her IEP. She is in Iowa and I am unsure > of their policies and would like to know my rights as a > parent before making the phone call to try to correct this. > > I have the right to sign her permission slips but in this > case I know that he will fight. If it were a trip to sea > world who cares and not worth the fight but this is gifted > and talented as part of an official IEP from several years > of testing and acceptance. His only motivation is > punishment. > > Is this something I can fight legally and win in Iowa? Is > gifted and talented thought of the same as special > education? I can not say much more about the nature of > abuse in that home as it will identify the child and CPS is > just starting their current inviestigation. > > In the meantime I just need to know if my child has the > legal right to Gifted and Talented being continued on her > IEP and what will the outcome be when the two divorced > parents with equal legal power to object or approve these > services.

Aug 21, 2010

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