Can a general education teacher refuse to implement modifications and accommodations on a students IEP?
No, individual teachers do not have the discretion to refuse to implement modifications and accommodations on a student’s IEP. The teacher should inform the student’s special education teacher or case manager if the teacher believes that the modifications and accommodations are unnecessary or inappropriate. In that case, the special education teacher or case manager may need to schedule an IEP meeting to consider changing the modifications and accommodations on the IEP. Similarly, the teacher should inform the student’s special education teacher or case manager if implementation of the modifications and accommodations in that class would somehow interfere with the student’s ability to earn credit in that class. In that case, the special education teacher or case manager may need to either schedule an IEP meeting or confer with the parents and school counselor about a scheduling change. 8. What happens if the IEP team decides in Example (a), above, that the student’s homework should not
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