Finding F4
School psychologists did not consistently attend IEP meetings as required by IDEA and California Education Code 34 CFR Section 300.321 and IEPs were written in some instances by staff not authorized to do so under law.
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Wholly disagrees. Respondents cite 34 C.F.R. § 300.321, distinguish required team roles from universal psychologist attendance and describe collaborative IEP preparation.
Read official response · PDF page 7Pages 7–8 separately answer participant and authorship claims with a concrete legal explanation, and state no known specific meeting lacked a required psychologist. This addresses the finding without independently verifying attendance at every meeting or deciding the legal dispute.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.