Could I go to my niece's IEP meeting?

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My niece needs an IEP. She attended in-person classes during COVID, but the teacher neglected the in-person students, so she never learned to write properly :memo:. Now she’s going into the 5th grade :books:. I suspect she has ADHD and symptoms of dysgraphia or dyslexia :thinking:. My sister is unfamiliar with the school system and assumed the school would evaluate her for failing. They’ve placed her in remedial math, but she doesn’t need that, and now she’s missing writing lessons :pencil2:.

I’ve had an IEP since the beginning of my education and know how to advocate for myself :speaking_head:. I’m trying to learn about accommodations for a child with dysgraphia :open_book:. I want to be involved due to my experience, and I’m considering flying across the country to help :airplane:, but I’m unsure if this is allowed.

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You shouldn’t be there unless you have the legal right to decide what students should learn.You can if your parents desire that you go. But this cannot be done by you alone.

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It sounds like she doesn’t really have a diagnosis or an IEP, which could need a lot of paperwork and effort to achieve. In actuality, you would not be involved in that process.
If you are accompanying the parents, you can attend meetings if she has undergone RTI or its equivalent, been officially diagnosed, and received an IEP.