Le le talafeagai o le fa'amaloloina o a'oga ma fa'aaliga fa'aaliga IEP: o le tulafono e 10 aso, puipuiga o le nofo-tu'u, ma le fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i.¶

E eseese numera o fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i ile atunu'u. O lenei itulau e fa'aaoga ai le 911, le numera mo le Iunaite Setete ma Kanata. O le tele o isi atunuu e faʻaaoga le 112, 999, poʻo se isi numera. Su'e le numera mo lou atunuu.

O le mauaina o se telefoni mai le puleaoga po'o le pule fesoasoani e mana'o e te sau vave e piki lau tama ona o se fa'alavelave tau amio, po'o le tatalaina o se fa'aaliga aloa'ia o le fa'amalologa po'o le fa'ate'aina mo se taimi umi mo se tamaititi o lo'o i ai se Polokalame A'oa'oga Ta'ito'atasi (IEP), Vaega 504 Fuafuaga, po'o se fa'aletonu e le'i iloa, ose fa'alavelave fa'aletulafono ma fa'aa'oa'oga fa'anatinati. I totonu o aʻoga lautele ma aʻoga faʻapitoa, o tamaiti aʻoga e maua i le autism spectrum disorder, faʻaletonu le mafaufau / hyperactivity maʻi (ADHD), faʻalavelave faʻalagona, eseesega o gaioiga faʻalogo, maʻi faʻamaʻi, poʻo tala faʻasolopito o faʻalavelave faʻafuaseʻi e le faʻatatauina i le faʻasalaga faʻapitoa, e aofia ai le faʻamaumau "fale auina atu faʻalilolilo," faʻaauau le taofia o le pasi, ma le faʻasalaga faʻafuaseʻi i le toe faʻaaogaina o le tamaititi a'oga fa'atulafonoina mea e nonofo ai.

I lalo o le feterale Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Vaega 504 o le Rehabilitation Act, le UK Equality Act 2010 ma le SEND Code of Practice, ma tulafono a le itumalo o Kanata mo aia tatau a tagata, e le mafai e aoga a le malo ona faʻateʻa pe faʻaauau pea ona faʻagata se tamaititi mo amioga e mafua ona o latou le atoatoa poʻo le le mafai e le aʻoga ona mulimuli i la latou IEP. E ala i le tulituliloaina o vaega uma o aso e aveese ai agai i le tulafono 10-Aso Suiga o le Tulaga o le aoga, saunia le falemaʻi ma le faʻatinoga o faʻamaoniga mo le faʻamalosia Faʻaaliga Faʻatonu Iloiloga (MDR), faʻaogaina ** Faʻavaveina Faʻagasolo Faʻatonu ma Puipuiga Tumau**, ma faʻamaonia puipuiga faʻatulafonoina mo tamaiti aʻoga e leʻi maeʻa faʻatonuina le tulafono.

Fai nei loa¶

Ia mautinoa le saogalemu o le tino ma le mafaufau i le taimi o le aʻoga. Afai o loʻo feagai lau tama ma se faʻalavelave faʻafuaseʻi o le mafaufau, faʻalavelave faʻaleagaina o ia lava, poʻo manuʻa o le tino mai le le lelei o le taofiofia o le aʻoga poʻo le tuulafoaiina, valaau lau numera faʻafuaseʻi i le lotoifale (911 i le Iunaite Setete ma Kanata, 112 i le Europa atoa, 999 i le United Kingdom, pe vaʻai uma numera fa'afuase'i) po'o se 'au fa'alavelave feavea'i mo tamaiti vave.
Aua ne'i ave lau tama mo se "auina atu i le fale" e aunoa ma ni pepa o le faamalolo lē tumau. Pe a valaau se aoga e fai atu ia te oe e piki lau tama e vave ona "malulu" e aunoa ma le taina o se fa'amalologa aloa'ia, talosagaina se imeli mai le puleaoga e ta'u mai ai o lo'o poloaina e le a'oga le aveese o le amio pulea; e le o fa'amaumau vave pikiapu o ni taumafaiga fa'asolitulafono e 'alo ai le 10 aso feterale fa'apitoa mo le puipuiga o a'oa'oga.
** Faitau uma aso atoa, vaega aso, i le aʻoga, ma pasi le taofia i le 10 aso tapulaʻa.** O le taimi lava e aveese ai se tamaititi o loʻo i ai se IEP poʻo le 504 Fuafuaga mai a latou aʻoaʻoga masani mo le sili atu i le 10 aso aʻoga sosoo, pe sili atu i le 10 aso aʻoga faʻaopoopo i se tausaga faʻaleaʻoaʻoga e tasi e fausia ai se "mamanu o le aʻoaʻoga a le feterale." of Placement** ma matua fa'asa ona toe aveese e aunoa ma se fa'afofoga aloa'ia.
** Manaomia se Iloiloga o le Fa'aaliga Fa'aalia aloaia (MDR) i totonu o le 10 aso a'oga.** A'o le'i fa'amanaia so'o se fa'amalologa e sili atu i le 10 aso po'o le fa'ate'a, e tatau i le vaega a le IEP ma matua ona taloina se fonotaga a le MDR e tali ai ni fesili fa'aletulafono se lua: (1) Pe na mafua le amio ona, pe na iai se sootaga tuusa'o ma tele i le tamaititi e le atoatoa le malosi? ma (2) Pe o le amio ose taunuuga tuusa'o o le le mafaia e le aoga ona faatino le IEP? Afai o le tali i le po o le fesili o le IO, e tatau i le aoga ona toe faafoi vave le tamaitiiti i le aoga ma faaleaogaina le tuliesea.
Tuuina atu se talosaga tusitusia FERPA / Educational Record ia le itiiti ifo i le 5 aso a'o le'i faia le MDR. Ia imeli vave i le Fa'atonu o A'oga Fa'apitoa ma le Pule A'oga e talosagaina uma fa'amaumauga o amioga a le faia'oga, Fuafuaga Fa'atino Fuafuaga (FBA), pepa fa'amaoni Fuafuaga Fa'asa'oga (BIP), fa'asologa o tagata faigaluega fesoasoani, fa'amatalaga molimau, ma e le o fa'asalalauina e oe le ata o le ata.
** Fa'amata loa le puipuiga o le "Basis of Knowledge" pe afai e le'i i ai se IEP o lau tama.** E tusa lava pe o lo'o a'oga lau tama i le taimi nei e leai se IEP po'o le 504 Plan, e mafai ona e taofia le fa'ate'aina i lalo o le 34 CFR 300.534 pe afai na fa'aalia e se matua se popolega i se tusi a'o le'i tupu le mea na mana'omia e le tamaititi se a'oa'oga fa'apitoa, e fa'amauina e le faia'oga se fa'ata'ita'iga tusitusia o se fa'atonuga o le A'oga e tu'uina atu i lalo o le 34 CFR 300.534. i le taimi o le faamalama malolo.

Fa'aeteete i le pepa MDR na lolomi muamua ma le mailei 'Na te iloa le sa'o mai le sese'

E masani ona savali le pule o le aʻoga i se fonotaga a le Manifestation Determination Review (MDR) ma le pepa faʻaiʻuga ua uma ona siaki le "LEAI" ma finau: * "E iloa e lau tama le eseesega i le va o le saʻo ma le sese, o lea o lenei amioga e le o se faʻaaliga o latou ADHD poʻo Autism." * Teteʻe vave lena tulaga i luga o faamaumauga. I lalo o teuteuga a le konekeresi a le IDEA i le 2004 (20 U.S.C. 1415(k)(1)(E)), pe o se tamaitiiti e “iloa le sao mai le sese” o le **e le o le suega faaletulafono. O le su'ega fa'aletulafono e fa'apea pe fa'aletonu le fa'atinoina o galuega a le tamaititi, pulea le fa'anaunauta'u, tulafono fa'alagona, po'o le fa'aletonu o le a'oga i le IEP.

Fa'amalologa a'oa'oga fa'apitoa ma le MDR fa'atulafonoina fa'ai'uga¶

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Vaega 1: Taofi "ave'esea faasamasamanoa" ma faitau le uati 10-Aso-A'oga¶

I lalo o tulafono faatonutonu a le feterale (34 CFR 300.530 e oo i le 300.536 i lalo o le IDEA, ma puipuiga tutusa i lalo o le Section 504 ua faamalosia e le Ofisa mo Aia Tatau a Tagata), e mafai e le aoga itumalo ona faamalolo lē tumau se tamaititi e le atoatoa le malosi mo le oo atu i le 10 aso aoga i le tausaga aoga i le tulaga lava e tasi e taofia ai tamaiti aoga e aunoa ma ni manaoga faapitoa. Ae peita'i, o le taimi e sili atu ai le aveeseina o le 10 aso a'oga soso'o, pe sili atu i le 10 aso a'oga tu'ufa'atasia lea e fai ma fa'ata'ita'iga o le fa'ate'aina, e fa'atulafonoina e avea ma Suiga Fa'atonu o Tulaga, e fa'aoso ai puipuiga malu a le feterale.

Ole mea e fa'atatau ile tulafono ole "Aso o le Ave'esea" aga'i ile fa'alo ile 10 aso¶

Talu ai e iloa e le pulega o aʻoga o le sasaina o le Aso 11 e mafua ai le faʻatagaina o aʻoaʻoga faʻapitoa ma se faʻasalalauga aloaia a le MDR, o le tele o aʻoga e taumafai e taofi le aveeseina "mai tusi." I lalo o le taʻiala aloaʻia na tuʻuina atu e le US Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), o faitau uma nei i le 10-aso uati:

Ituaiga A'oga Aveesea	Pe a Taumafai le Aʻoga e Faʻateʻaina	Aisea e Taulia ai Faaletulafono agai i le 10-Aso Tapulaa
1. "Auina Atu-Faiga Fa'alanoaina" / Aveina vave	E vili mai le puleaoga po o le tausi soifua i le 10:30 i le taeao e faapea: “O loo feagai o ia ma se aso faigata, ave loa o ia ae matou te le faia se faamalologa i lana faamaumauga.”	O lo'o fa'ailoa manino mai e le OSERS so'o se fa'afa'aso fa'apu'upu'u aso a'oga po'o le pikiina vave e talosagaina e le aufaigaluega ona o amioga e taua o se fa'asalaga fa'asalaga.
2. Fa'agata-Aso Fa'amalolo	Tuuina atu o se tamaititi aoga i le fale mo le aoauli (faataitaiga, 2 itula o totoe i le aso).	So'o se vaega o aso e le'i aofia ai se tamaititi mai le vasega ona o fa'afitauli tau amio e faitaulia ose aso atoa (po'o se aso fa'atusatusa i lalo o tulafono a le setete) aga'i i le fa'asologa fa'aopoopo o le aveeseina.
3. Taofi i totonu o le A'oga (ISS) / Potu Tuufua	Lokaina le tamaititi aoga i totonu o le potu taofia ISS i le aso atoa ma pepa o galuega.	O le Fa'amalologa i totonu o le A'oga e taua o se aso e aveese ai se'i vagana ua fa'aauau pea le: (a) fa'agasolo lelei le tulaga o le a'oa'oga lautele, (e) mauaina le 100% o a'oa'oga fa'apitoa ma tautalaga/OT auaunaga o lo'o lisiina i luga o la latou IEP, ma © auai ma tupulaga e le o iai ni fa'afitauli fa'aletonu i le tulaga tutusa e pei ona i ai nei.
4. Fa'amalologa pasi a'oga	Fa'asa le tamaititi mai le pasi aoga mo le 5 aso ona o amioga i luga o le pasi.	E faitaulia ose aso e fa'amalolo ai pe afai o lo'o lisiina atu femalagaiga fa'apitoa o se auaunaga e feso'ota'i i le IEP a'oga, po'o pe a le mafai e matua ona ave le tamaititi i le a'oga ma taofia e le pasi pasi le tamaititi mai le alu i le a'oga.
5. Fa'apu'upu'u Aso A'oga Tu'atasi	Ta'u atu i se matua: "E na'o le 2 itula i le aso e mafai ona ia taulimaina, ia piki o ia i le 10:00 i le taeao i aso uma."	O le fa'apu'upu'uina o se aso a'oga a tamaiti e le atoatoa le malosi ona o le le lava o tagata faigaluega e aunoa ma se maliega a le 'au a le IEP ma fa'amaumauga e solia ai le FAPE ma o lo'o fa'atupuina ai le aveese fa'aauau.

Le fa'ata'ita'iga imeli e taofi fa'asolitulafono "fale lafo fa'alilolilo" vave¶

Soo se taimi lava e valaau ai le aoga e fai atu ia te oe e piki vave lau tama e aunoa ma ni pepa aloaia o le faamalolo, lafo le imeli sa'o lenei i le Pule A'oga, Puleaoga Lagolago, Pule o Mataupu, ma le Faatonu o Aoga Faapitoa a le Itumalo a'o le'i pikiina lau tama pe a mae'a ona pikiina:

Matā'upu: Fa'amaumauga o le Ave'esea o Amio Fa'atonu, [Igoa o le Tamaititi, DOB]
"O le aso nei i le [Taimi], na telefoni mai ai [Igoa o Tagata Faigaluega] ma faatonu a'u e piki [Igoa o le Tamaititi] vave mai le aoga ona o amioga e faatatau i [lona] le atoatoa, fai mai e le faamauina o se faamalolo lē tumau. Faamolemole ia logoina e faapea i lalo o le US Department of Education OSERS taiala ma le 34 CFR 300.500, so o se talosaga a le tamaititi aoga i le IEP 300.530. mo se vaega po'o le aso atoa o le a'oga ona o amioga e aofia ai le ave'esea o amio fa'amolemole fa'amaumau i le aso nei le aveeseina o le [X itula] i luga o le [Igoa o le Tamaititi] fa'atonuga fa'atonu aga'i i le 10-aso fa'aopoopo Suiga o Tulaga, tu'u le Fa'asilasilaga Tusia Muamua (PWN), ma talo se fonotaga a le IEP e toe iloilo ai le Fuafuaga."

O le taimi lava e iloa ai e puleaoga o telefoni uma o loʻo faʻapipiʻiina i luga o se auala pepa aloaia e kopiina i le Itumalo Faʻatonu Aʻoga Faʻapitoa, e le o faʻamaumauga "sau e aumai lau tama" telefoni telefoni toetoe lava taofi i le po.

Vaega 2: Manumalo i le Fa'aaliga Fa'ai'uga Iloiloga (MDR)¶

A fuafua se a'oga e fa'amalolo se tamaititi o lo'o iai se IEP po'o le 504 Fuafuaga mo le sili atu i le 10 aso soso'o, fa'ate'a le tamaititi, po'o le tu'uina atu o se fa'amalologa e tuleia ai le tamaititi a'oga i tua atu o le 10 aso fa'aopoopo i se fa'ata'ita'iga o le fa'ate'aina, o le a'oga **e tatau ona faia se Fa'aaliga Determination Review (MDR) i totonu o le 10 aso a'oga.

O le tulaga fa'aletulafono fa'ale-tulafono e lua (20 U.S.C. 1415(k)(1)(E))¶

I le fonotaga a le MDR, e tatau i le sui o le aoga itumalo, matua, ma sui talafeagai o le vaega a le IEP ona toe iloilo uma faamatalaga talafeagai i le faila a tamaiti aoga, e aofia ai le IEP, matauga a faiaoga, ma so o se faamatalaga faafomai po o suesuega e tuuina atu e matua, e tali ai ni fesili patino se lua:

Prong 1 (Clinical / Disability Causation): "Pe na mafua le amio na fesiligia e, pe na i ai se faiga tuusao ma tele i le tamaitiiti e le atoatoa le malosi o le tino?"
Taua: E *e le faatapulaaina oe i le pusa e tasi e agavaa ai e siaki i le itulau faavaa o le IEP (fa'ata'ita'iga, "A'oa'oga Fa'apitoa" po'o le "Fa'aletonu Tautala po'o Gagana"). Afai ei ai se IEP o lau tama i lalo o le "Other Health Impairment" poʻo le "Learning Disability" *ma e iai foʻi se suʻesuʻega ile falemaʻi o le ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, PTSD, poʻo le Faʻalavelave Faʻalavelave Faʻalavelave (ODD), e tatau i le vaega a le MDR ona iloilo le sootaga i le va o le amio ma vaega ** uma o le talaaga o le tamaititi e le atoatoa le malosi.
Prong 2 (School IEP Implementation Failure): "Pe o le amio na fesiligia o le i'uga tuusao o le Local Educational Agency (LEA) le mafai ona faatino le IEP?"
Ole a'upega pito sili lea ona malosi ma fa'amoemoe ole matua ile faamasinoga ole MDR. E te le manaʻomia foʻi le finauina o mafaufauga i lalo ole Prong 2; na'o lou fa'aali atu o le a'oga na gau lana lava konekarate tusitusia i le aso na tupu ai le fa'alavelave.

Fa'afefea ona fa'amaonia le Prong 2 (A'oga Le'i Fa'atino le IEP/BIP)¶

A'o le'i faia le fonotaga a le MDR, faitau laina ta'itasi uma a lau tama ile IEP ma le Fuafuaga Fa'asagaga o Amio (BIP) o lo'o i ai nei, va'ai fa'apitoa ile Fesoasoani Fa'aopoopo ma Au'aunaga, Program Modifications, ma De-escalation Protocols. Faatusatusa mea o loʻo tusia i le IEP e faʻatatau i le mea moni na tupu i le 60 minute e oʻo atu i le faʻalavelave faʻaalia:

Pe na mana'omia e le IEP se fesoasoani fa'apolofesa 1-i-1 po'o le fesoasoani fa'atasi? Pe na to'esea le fesoasoani i lena aso, i le 'aiga o le aoauli, pe toso e ufiufi se isi potu a'oga ina ua tupu le fa'alavelave?
Pe na mana'omia e le IEP po'o le BIP ni fa'agasolo fa'alagona, fa'agaoioi, po'o le avanoa i se "cool-down pass" / tulimanu filemu pe a fa'aoso? Na te'ena e le faia'oga po'o le faia'oga sui le talosaga a le tamaititi e fai se malologa fa'alogo pe poloka le faitoto'a pe a taumafai le tamaititi e la'a i fafo e fa'atonutonu o ia lava?
Pe fa'asā e le BIP le fe'ei o tagata lautele, 'e'e, po'o le tu'ina o le tino? Pe na tago se pule fesoasoani po'o se leoleo e le'i a'oa'oina le lima o le tamaititi aoga, 'e'e i o latou foliga i luma o uo, pe fa'atupula'ia se musu la'ititi i se fusuaga po'o le lele?
Pe na mana'omia e le IEP ni tofiga, fa'asologa va'ai, po'o se taimi fa'aopoopo? Pe na tu'uina atu e se faia'oga i le tamaititi se su'ega e le'i fa'aleleia pe fa'atupu le fa'alavelave i le galuega e ala i le teena o se nofoaga e nofo ai?

Afai ua le mafai e le a'oga ona tu'uina atu so'o se mea e nonofo ai po'o se la'asaga fa'ate'a e mana'omia e le IEP/BIP a'o le'i tupu le amio, Prong 2 ua fa'amalieina.

Fa'afefea ona fa'amaonia le Prong 1 (Sōtaga Tu'usa'o ma Tele ma le le atoatoa)¶

Aua le fa'alagolago na'o lau lava molimau ile laulau MDR:

Maua se tusi fa'afuase'i mai lau tama o lo'o togafitia le foma'i mafaufau, foma'i o tamaiti, neuropsychologist, po'o le foma'i: Fai i lau foma'i e tusi se tusi fa'atatau, tasi le itulau i luga o le ulu mata'itusi fa'afoma'i e si'i mai ai le fuaitau fa'aletulafono a le feterale. O le tusi e tatau ona faʻamatalaina le faʻaogaina o le neurology e fesoʻotaʻi ai le suʻesuʻega i le amio faʻapitoa (mo se faʻataʻitaʻiga: * "I loʻu manatu faʻapitoa, amio a le tamaititi i le [Aso], faʻapitoa le togiina o mea i le potuaoga ma le faʻafefe pe a tulimanu, na mafua mai ma sa i ai se fesoʻotaʻiga tuusaʻo ma tele i lona Autism Spectrum Disorder ma le ADHD ogaoga, lea e faʻaleagaina ai le faʻamaʻi muamua o le pulega ma faʻaosoina se faʻalavelave faʻafuaseʻi"
Fa'aali le fa'asologa o tala fa'asolopito i le IEP: Tatala lau tama i tua atu o Su'esu'ega Fa'atino Fa'atino (FBAs) ma le IEP Tulaga o A'oa'oga A'oga ma Galuega Fa'atino (PLAAFP). Afai o le IEP lava ia ua uma ona faʻamatalaina le tamaititi aoga o loʻo tauivi ma "tulafono faʻalagona, tautala tautala pe a le fiafia, faʻalavelave, poʻo feteʻenaʻiga a tupulaga," faʻasino i le mau i luga o le laulau: * "O lau lava IEP pepa o loʻo faʻaalia ai lenei amio tonu o se faʻaaliga o lona le atoatoa o le aʻoga e tatau ona toe faʻaleleia."*

O le a le mea e tupu fa'aletulafono pe a o le MDR o le "IOE"¶

Afai e tali mai le 'au a le MDR IO i po'o le Prong 1 po'o Prong 2:

** Toe fo'i vave i le a'oga**: O le a'oga e tatau ona toe fa'afo'i vave le tamaititi i le nofoaga na aveese mai ai (se'i vagana ua malilie uma le matua ma le a'oga e sui le nofoaga e fai ma vaega o le suiga o le fuafuaga o amioga, pe se'i vagana ua fa'aogaina le tulafono va'ai 45 aso Fa'apitoa).
Fa'ate'a ma fa'amalolo mo se taimi umi ua fa'aleaogaina: E fa'amuta loa le fa'amasinoga fa'asalaga.
FBA fa'atulafonoina ma le BIP: Afai e le'i maua e le tamaititi se Su'esu'ega Fa'atino Amio (FBA) ma Fuafuaga Fa'asagaga o Amio (BIP), e tatau i le a'oga ona fa'atino loa se FBA ma fa'atino se BIP. Afai ua uma ona iai le BIP a le tamaititi aoga, e tatau i le 'au ona toe iloilo ma suia e faʻatatau i le amio, ma afai e maua le Prong 2 (le mafai ona faʻatinoina), e tatau i le aʻoga ona faia vave laasaga e foia ai na faʻaletonu o le faʻatinoga.

Vaega 3: Le 45-Aso "Tulaga Fa'apitoa" Tuusaunoaga (Auupega, Fualaau Fa'asaina, Manu'a Tuga o le Tino)¶

E na'o le tasi tuusaunoaga faaletulafono i lalo ole tulafono feterale (34 CFR 300.530(g)) e mafai ai e se aoga ona aveese se tamaitiiti aoga i le Interim Alternative Educational Setting (IAES) mo le oo atu i le 45 aso aoga e tusa lava pe o le amio *o se faailoaga o lo latou le atoatoa:

Auupega Mata'utia: E ave e le tamaititi se aupega i le aoga pe umia se auupega i le aoga, i luga o le faleaoga, po'o se sauniga a le aoga.
Fa'amatalaga Fa'atulafono Fa'atauva'a: I lalo ole IDEA, o le "auupega" o lo'o fa'amalamalama manino e le 18 U.S.C. 930(g)(2) e avea o se masini, meafaifaaili, meafaitino, po o se mea e faaaogā mo, po o e faigofie ona mafai, e faapogaia ai le oti po o se manuʻa tuga o le tino, vagana ai e faapea o ia faaupuga e LĒ aofia ai se naifi taga e i lalo ifo o le 2.5 inisi (6.35 senitimita) le umi. E masani ona taumafai aʻoga e faʻaaoga le tulafono e 45 aso mo naifi pata palasitika, seleulu, penitala, poʻo naifi laiti a le Swiss Army, e leai se mea e fetaui ma le faʻamatalaga a le feterale o se auupega matautia.
** Vailaau Fa'asolitulafono po'o Vailaau Fa'atonu**: O le tamaititi o lo'o umia pe fa'aaogaina fualaau fa'asaina, pe fa'atau atu pe fa'atau atu se vaila'au fa'asao, a'o iai i le a'oga. (E le fa'aoga i se vaila'au fa'atonu o lo'o umia fa'aletulafono ma fa'aaogaina i lalo o le va'aiga a se tagata tomai fa'alesoifua maloloina laiseneina, e pei o vaila'au fa'atonu a le ADHD).
Manunu'a Tuga i le Tino (SBI): Ua faia e le tamaititi a'oga le "manu'a tuga" i se isi tagata a'o iai i le a'oga.
Fa'amatalaga Tulaga Taua: E taumafai soo le pule o le a'oga e fai mai "Fa'aleaga Tulaga Tulaga" i so'o se taimi e kiki ai e se tamaititi ua le pulea le ivi o le faiaoga, u le lima, pe tu'u se manu'a po'o se maosi. I lalo o le 18 U.S.C. 1365(h)(3) (fa'aaoga sa'o ile IDEA), Fa'amanu'a Tulaga Tulaga e matua'i maualuga le tapulaa fa'aletulafono a le feterale: e mana'omia ai se manu'a o le tino e a'afia ai (A) se tulaga lamatia tele o le oti; (B) tiga ogaoga faaletino; (C) faaumiumi ma iloagofie le leaga; po'o le (D) fa'aumi le gau po'o le fa'aleagaina o le gaioiga o se tino, totoga, po'o le mafaufau (e pei o le toto o le fai'ai fa'ama'i, leiloa le gaioiga o totoga, po'o se gau tuga e mana'omia ai le falema'i). O manu'a masani, maosiosia, u, po'o fa'atiga fa'alagona **e le'i fa'atulafonoina e avea ma Manu'a Tulaga Tulaga i lalo ole IDEA, ma e masani ona fa'aleaogaina e Fa'amasino Tulafono Fa'afoe a'oga 45 aso e fa'aaoga sese ai lenei fuaiupu.

Vaega 4: O le a le mea e fai pe a fai e fa'aaoga e le a'oga le MDR ("LEAI"), Fa'avave Fa'agasolo ma Fa'amautu¶

Talu ai e le mana'omia e le MDR se palota autasi pe afai e fa'alēaogāina e le sui o le aoga itumalo le tete'e a matua, o nisi taimi e fa'ailogaina ai e le pulega o a'oga le "LEAI" i itu uma e lua e tulei ai i le tuli po'o le fesiitaiga o a'oga.

Fa'afefea ona apili se MDR le talafeagai ma taofia lau tama ile aoga¶

** Teena e sainia le "Ioeina" i luga o le pepa faʻamautu MDR**: Saini naʻo le faʻaalia o lou auai faaletino i le fonotaga, ma tusi manino i luga aʻe o lau saini: "Ou te le talitonu i le faaiuga a le 'au. O le amio na fesoʻotaʻi saʻo i laʻu tamaititi e le atoatoa le malosi ma se taunuuga tuusaʻo o le itumalo le faʻatinoina le IEP."
** Manaomia se Su'esu'ega Tuto'atasi mo A'oa'oga (IEE) i tupe fa'aalu a le lautele**: Ta'u i luga o fa'amaumauga e te le ioe i le su'esu'ega fa'aleitumalo ma le mafaufau o lau tama ma talosaga aloa'ia se Su'esu'ega Tuto'atasi A'oa'oga (IEE) (e aofia ai se su'esu'ega tuto'atasi FBA/neuropsychological assessment) fa'atupeina e le aoga itumalo i lalo o le 34 CFR 300.502.
Ia vave ona faila se Talosaga Fa'anatinati o le Fa'amasinoga: I lalo o le 34 CFR 300.532, o se matua e le ioe i se fa'ai'uga MDR po'o so'o se suiga o le fa'atonuga e iai le aiā e faila ai mo se Fa'agasolo Fa'avavevave o le Fa'amasinoga:
E tatau i le aoga itumalo ona faia se Funiga Iugafono i totonu o le 7 aso faakalena talu ona maua le faaaliga.
Se'i vagana ua foia i totonu o le 15 aso faakalena, e tatau ona faia le Faagaoioiga Faavavevave o le Faatalanoaga i totonu o le 20 aso aoga mai le aso na faaulu ai le tagi, ma e tatau i le faamasino o le pulega o le tulafono ona tuuina atu se faaiuga tusitusia tumau i totonu o le 10 aso aoga pe a uma le faamasinoga.
Malamalama i tulafono "Nofo-Tuu" ma aso-11 FAPE noataga:
I le taimi o fe'ese'esea'iga masani a le IEP, o le fa'auluina o le Talosaga Fa'atonu e otometi lava ona fa'aisa le tamaititi i totonu o le potuaoga o lo'o iai nei ("Nofo-Tu'u" i lalo ole 34 CFR 300.518).
I lalo o le 34 CFR 300.533, i le taimi o le vave apili apili (lea na maua ai e le aoga le "Leai se Faʻaaliga" poʻo le faʻaaogaina o le tulafono e 45-aso), e tumau le tamaititi i le Interim Alternative Educational Setting (IAES) seia oʻo ina tuʻuina atu e le ofisa o le faamasinoga a latou faʻaiʻuga (max 30 aso aʻoga atoa) poʻo le a le faʻasalaga muamua e muta ai le aʻoga, tusa lava pe o le a le taimi e muta ai le aʻoga.
Mandatory Day-11 FAPE Services: Tusa lava pe o le MDR o le "Ioe" poʻo le "Leai," e amata i le 11^th faʻaputuga aso aʻoga o le aveesea i se tausaga aʻoga, e faʻasaina e le aʻoga le tuʻua o se tamaititi aoga faʻapitoa e nofo i le fale e aunoa ma se aʻoga. I lalo o le 34 CFR 300.530(d), e tatau i le a'oga ** ona tu'uina atu auaunaga atoatoa mo A'oa'oga Lautele Fa'apitoa (FAPE) e mafai ai e le tamaititi ona fa'aauau pea ona auai i le a'oa'oga lautele ma aga'i i luma i le fa'ataunu'uina o sini uma o lo'o fa'ata'atia i le IEP tamaititi. O le na'o le tu'uina atu o se pepa o pepa o galuega i luma o le ofisa e le tusa ai ma le tulafono; le mafai ona tu'uina atu a'oa'oga fa'apitoa mo a'oa'oga fa'apitoa ma 'au'aunaga fa'atatau e amata ile Aso 11 e agava'a ai le tamaititi ile A'oa'oga Taui.

Vaega 5: Puipuia o tamaiti e le'i iai se IEP (34 CFR 300.534)¶

E afe ma afe tamaiti a'oga e le'i fa'ailoaina le Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, po'o le Fa'alavelave Fa'alagona ua taia i fa'aaliga fa'ate'a a'o le'i iloiloina e le a'oga mo se IEP. O le tulafono a le Feterale na fa'ailoa manino mai i lenei fa'ata'ita'iga i lalo o le 34 CFR 300.534 ("Puipuiga mo tamaiti e le'i fa'amaonia e agava'a mo a'oa'oga fa'apitoa ma auaunaga fa'atatau").

O se tamaititi a'oga lautele o lo'o feagai ma le fa'amalologa po'o le fa'ate'a e mafai ona vave fa'amaonia puipuiga atoa ole IDEA (e aofia ai le taofia o le fa'ate'a mo se MDR) pe afai o le aoga itumalo o lo'o i ai se "Fa'avae o le Poto" o le tamaititi o se tamaititi e le atoatoa le malosi *ae le'i tupu le fa'alavelave. I lalo o le tulafono a le feterale, e fa'atatau i le a'oga e iai se Fa'avae o le Poto pe afai se tasi o nei mea e tolu na tupu a'o le'i faia le amio:

Faailoa atu le popolega o Matua i le Tusitusi: Na faaalia e le matua o le tamaitiiti le popolega i se tusitusiga (e oo lava i se imeli puupuu po o se faamatalaga a matua-faiaoga o le konafesi e faapea "Ou te popole i lona le mautonu / taulai / faʻavaivai ma mafaufau pe na te manaʻomia se suʻega poʻo se lagolago ") i le supavaisa poʻo le pulega o le aʻoga, poʻo se **faiaoga o le tamaititi o loʻo manaʻomia se fesoasoani faʻapitoa; PO
Na Mana'omia e Matua se Iloiloga: Na talosagaina e le matua o le tamaititi se iloiloga fa'apitoa o le tamaititi; PO
O le Aufaigaluega a le A'oga na Fa'ailoa atu ni atugaluga fa'apitoa: Na fa'aalia e le faiaoga o le tamaititi, po'o isi tagata faigaluega o le a'oga, ni atugaluga fa'apitoa e uiga i se mamanu o amioga na fa'aalia sa'o e le tamaititi i le fa'atonu o a'oa'oga fa'apitoa po'o isi tagata faigaluega e va'ava'ai a le lala sooupu (e pei o fa'atonuga fa'atonu, fa'amatalaga faufautua, po'o imeli fa'asagaga a le MTSS/RTI).

Ae fa'afefea pe a leai se aoga a le a'oga i luma o le 'Fa'avae o le Poto'?

Tusa lava pe leai se mea o na mea e tolu na tupu a o lei tupu le mea na tupu, tuuina atu se talosaga tusitusia mo se Iloiloga Maualalo o A'oa'oga Fa'apitoa i le Pule A'oga ma Fa'atonu Fa'apitoa a'o fa'amalolo lau tama. I lalo o le 34 CFR 300.534(d)(2), afai e talosagaina e se matua se su'esu'ega i le vaitaimi o le a fa'asalaina ai le tamaititi, o le iloiloga e tatau ona faia i se faiga fa'anatinati. O le taimi lava e fa'amaonia ai e le su'esu'ega fa'anatinati ua agava'a le tamaititi mo se IEP, e tatau loa i le a'oga ona tu'uina atu le FAPE ma fa'atalosagaina se 'au e tu'uina atu le IEP.

Vaega 6: Taofi le taofiofia faasolitulafono, nofo toatasi, ma le saisai o le Ofisa o Punaoa a le Aoga (SRO).¶

Pe a oo se tamaititi e iai manaoga faapitoa i se faaletonu o le mafaufau po o se amio, o nisi taimi e tali atu ai le aufaigaluega e lei aoaoina i le taofiofia o le fola o le fale, lokaina na o le tamaitiiti i totonu o se "scream room" po o se kapoti, pe valaau se leoleo o le lotoa (School Resource Officer) e lima lima pe tuuina atu se solitulafono a tamaiti laiti i se tamaititi e 9 tausaga le matua.

** Taofi Faaletino ma Soliga Faanofofua**:
Faia vave se siaki tino o lau tama pe a piki i luga pe a uma ni faʻalavelave faʻalavelave, puʻeina soʻo se tapulima manuʻa, mu kapeta, petechiae, poʻo faʻailoga ligature i le malamalama susulu ma ave le tamaititi i le fomaʻi poʻo le tausiga faʻanatinati i lena lava aso e faʻamaumau ai manuʻa i se siata faafomaʻi.
O le tele o setete e matua fa'asāina lava le pulea fa'alatalata (u'u i lalo le tamaititi i luga o le fola, e mafua ai le manava i le tulaga), taofi fa'ainisinia, taofi fa'ama'i, ma loka fa'alilolilo, fa'ataga fa'alavelave fa'aletino pe a iai se fa'amata'u fa'amata'u fa'amata'u tuga ia te ia lava po'o isi, aua lava mo le fa'aleagaina o meatotino, le usita'ia, po'o le musu e ulufale i totonu o se potu.
Mana'omia le tusi fa'atulafonoina Ta'aofia ma Fa'anofoaga Lipoti Fa'alavelave (lea e mana'omia e le tele o setete a'oga e momoli atu i matua i totonu o le 24 itula) ma fa'aulu se tagi a le Matagaluega o A'oga a le Setete ma le Ofisa mo Aia Tatau a Tagata (OCR) tagi fa'ailoga tagata.
Fa'atonu a le Aoga (SRO) / Puipuiga Fa'asinoala mo Tamaiti:
Afai e faila e le a'oga se fa'aseā tau solitulafono a tamaiti po'o le tu'uina atu o se pepa fa'apulepulepule mo amioga fa'aletonu a le a'oga, ia vave logoina le loia a le fa'amasinoga mo tamaiti ma le ofisa fa'anofovaavaaia i se tusi e fa'apea o le tamaititi o se tamaititi e le atoatoa le malosi o le tino i lalo ole IDEA/Section 504 o ana amioga na tupu i le taimi o se fa'alavelave a'oga e le'i fa'aogaina, ma fa'apipi'i le IEP ma pepa fa'afoma'i.

Fesili e fai soo¶

When the school calls me at 11:00 AM asking me to pick up my child early to "help him have a better day" without issuing a formal suspension, does that count toward the 10-day limit?

Yes. Under official guidance from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), "informal removals", including calling parents to pick a child up early, asking parents to keep a child home for a day to "cool off," or unilaterally shortening the child school day due to behavioral challenges, count as disciplinary removals toward the 10-school-day Change of Placement ceiling. Always reply by email documenting the exact time you were asked to pick your child up so the removal is formally logged on the 10-day clock.

Do In-School Suspensions (ISS) and school bus suspensions count toward the 10 cumulative days of suspension?

Yes, in most cases. An In-School Suspension (ISS) counts as a day of disciplinary removal unless the school proves that while in ISS, your child continued to progress in the general curriculum, received 100 percent of the special education instruction and related services (like speech, OT, or counseling) mandated by their IEP, and participated with non-disabled peers to the same extent as usual. Similarly, a school bus suspension counts as a full day of suspension if transportation is listed as a related service on your child IEP, or if you have no alternative way to get your child to school during the bus ban.

At the Manifestation Determination Review (MDR) meeting, the principal said my child behavior wasn't a manifestation because "he knew right from wrong." Is that legal?

No. Whether a student cognitively "knows right from wrong" is NOT the legal standard under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under 20 U.S.C. 1415(k)(1)(E), the MDR team must answer two specific questions: (1) Was the conduct caused by, or did it have a direct and substantial relationship to, the child disability? or (2) Was the conduct the direct result of the school failure to implement the IEP? A child with ADHD, Autism, Tourette Syndrome, or Emotional Disturbance may understand rules when calm, yet experience neurological executive-function failure or fight-or-flight sensory dysregulation when overstimulated or when staff fail to provide their IEP accommodations.

What happens if my child hits a teacher or throws a chair, can the school automatically move them to an alternative school for 45 days for "Serious Bodily Injury"?

No, unless the injury meets the extreme federal criminal definition of "Serious Bodily Injury" under 18 U.S.C. 1365(h)(3). Under IDEA, a school can only invoke the 45-day Interim Alternative Educational Setting (IAES) injury exception if the student inflicted an injury involving a substantial risk of death, extreme physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty. Bruises, scratches, bites, redness, or emotional upset do not legally qualify as Serious Bodily Injury, and if the MDR is a manifestation, the student must be returned to their placement.

My child does not have an IEP or 504 Plan yet, and the school just suspended them and recommended expulsion. Can I still stop the expulsion under special education law?

Often yes. Under 34 CFR 300.534, a student without an IEP is entitled to full IDEA disciplinary protections (including a Manifestation Determination Review) if the school had a "Basis of Knowledge" that the child might have a disability before the incident occurred. You establish Basis of Knowledge by showing a single email or note where you previously told a teacher or administrator you were worried about your child behavior/learning, or by showing that teachers previously documented a pattern of behavioral concerns. Even if there was zero prior record, submit a written request for a Special Education Evaluation immediately today, by law, the school must conduct an expedited evaluation during the suspension period.

What must I do if the school team outvotes me at the MDR meeting and checks "NO" to push through an expulsion?

First, do not sign "Agree" on the MDR form, write clearly above your signature that you dissent from the determination. Second, immediately request an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) at public expense. Third, contact a Parent Training and Information Center (PTI), Disability Rights protection and advocacy agency, or special education attorney to file an Expedited Due Process Complaint under 34 CFR 300.532. Filing an expedited appeal forces a resolution meeting within 7 days and an impartial hearing within 20 school days, and starting on Day 11 of any removal, the school is legally required to provide full IEP educational services so your child does not fall behind.

Taiala fa'atatau¶

Punavai ua siaki¶

Matagaluega o A'oga Ofisa o A'oa'oga Fa'apitoa ma Au'aunaga Toe Fa'aleleia (OSERS) (United States): Tula'au mo Tagata Ta'ito'atasi ma Manaoga Fa'apitoa (IDEA) Tulafono (20 U.S.C. 1415(k)), Tulafono Fa'atonutonu a le Feterale (34 CFR 300.530 e o'o i le 300.536), ma Iulai 2022 Fesili ma Tali o Tamaiti ma Tali: Aiaiga a le IDEA.
Ofisa o Aoga mo Aia Tatau a Tagata (OCR) (United States): * Lagolagoina Tamaiti A'oga ei ai Manaoga Fa'apitoa ma Aloese mai le Fa'ailoga Fa'ailoga Fa'atonu a Tamaiti A'oga i lalo o le Vaega 504 o le Tulafono Toe Fa'aleleia o le 1973*.
Nofoaga Autu mo Fa'amatalaga ma Punaoa a Matua (CPIR) ma le National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) (United States): Fa'aaliga Fa'ai'uga Iloiloga (MDR) Ta'iala Fautuaga ma Tulaga Fa'asa'o/Tu'ufua o Ripoti Fa'ata'atia.
Matagaluega mo A'oga (DfE) (United Kingdom): Fa'amalolo ma Tu'uesea mai A'oga Tausia, A'oga ma Iunite Fa'asinomaga Tamaiti A'oga i Egelani (Taiala Fa'aletulafono mo Tamaiti A'oga e SEND ma EHCP) ma le Tulafono Tutusa 2010 Fetuuna'iga talafeagai.
Matagaluega a le Itumalo o Aoga ma Komisi o Aia Tatau a Tagata (Kanata): Tulafono a le Komisi Faamasino o A'oa'oga Faapitoa, Tiute e Talia i le Tulaga o Faiga Faigata, ma Talosaga Talosaga Fa'asa'olotoga.