504 Madness

[beachynurse]

It seems like just about everyone has a 504 these days, whether they truly need it or not, at least in my school division. I'm curious, how much involvement do you have with your 504 plan's and coordinators, and is medical documentation of a disability, or medical condition required? We only need a parent to say that the child has symptoms of******* and that's it....

[lifelearningrn, BSN, RN]

On ‎1‎/‎25‎/‎2019 at 6:21 AM, beachynurse said:

That's exactly what we use... sigh.... I can't tell you how many are made up by the parents... unbelievable, and sad

The way I interpret this, it isn't saying no documentation is necessary, but it saying that there doesn't need to be 'extensive' when there is a diagnosis of epilepsy, diabetes, bipolar, autism.

Notes (1) This is an educational determination only, and not a medical diagnosis for purposes of treatment.

This to me is just a "CYA" because educational institutions can not medically diagnose.

Our school district requires medical documentation for 504 accommodations.