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A Case Study Of Florence County School District IV V. Shannon Carter

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[Title Here, up to 12 Words, on One to Two Lines] The case, Florence County School District IV v. Shannon Carter, is about a student who is entering the 9th grade and diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder) and Dyslexia. Prior to entering high school Shannon Carter did not have an IEP or a 504 plan. Her parents began the process in high school to help their daughter learn to read, at this time Shannon was diagnosed as she was functionally illiterate. Shannon’s family was upset that the school was doing more to help their daughter be able to perform on grade level. Shannon’s parents began a due process because they felt that the school was not doing enough to assure she was reading on grade level by graduation. The IEP that was drafted only accounting for Shannon to progress one level per year at least. Shannon’s parents lost in due process and sued in federal court for tuition reimbursement for private school. The appointed judge ruled in favor of the Carter family. With a split ruling between multiply courts, the final ruling was unanimous in favor of Shannon Carter. The justices held that if public school defaults and the child receives an appropriate education in a private placement, the parents are entitled to be reimbursed for the education that should have been provided by the School District ("Florence County …show more content…

The first question that crosses every special education teachers mind is, why did Shannon Carters parents wait till high school to begin to question her reading skills? This is a clear case of parents pointing fingers and blaming the school to compensate for their lack of involvement in their child’s future. The Carter family could of approached the school at any time to request an IEP evaluation or a Response to Intervention (RTI) evaluation. Shannon would have been an ideal candidate for RTI during her later elementary years or middle

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