Having doubts about daughter's choices

twoinanddone
Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:26:13 +0000

I’m just saying that the IEP ends at high school graduation. Colleges can object to following the IEP (just as many school districts aren’t good at following the IEPs and providing all the accommodations) and then what does the student do? There is no means to appeal if the accommodations aren’t followed. There is no way to update the IEP once the student leaves high school. The IEP is a contract between the school district and the student/family, and the college is not a party to it, had no part in creating it, and may not be willing to follow it. The IEP might be good enough for freshman year, but what if changes are needed for sophomore year?

Colleges aren’t required to follow a 504 Plan, but there are some legal rights that are available under the ADA that do extend beyond high school (just the plan is no longer active)

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/choosing-starting-school/leaving-high-school/are-there-ieps-and-504-plans-in-college

https://www.ldadvisory.com/college_no_iep_504/

What it is important to take away from all of this is that all 504s and IEPs “expire” when students graduate from high school or age out of the system. They have no more legal bearing, and colleges are not required to follow them or even provide accommodations to students simply because they had had a plan before. But this is just something to be aware of – not something to fear. Many students are receiving accommodations at college and doing well!