So in ds's book bag today there was an IEP for ANOTHER CHILD in his class - what would you do

[DrNortherner]

And I'm guessing the other kid will have ds's.

There is part of me that is as it is not in an envelope, just in the book bag for anyone to see. I think an IEP is private and part of me does not want another Mum reading one to do with my ds.

Part of me thinks mistakes happen, and some poor busy teacher/classroom assistant has got in a muddle.

What would you do?

I WOULD say mistakes happen. Maybe put it into an envelope with note on front saying it's the wrong one

mistakes happen. dd has come home with the wrong school/home diary in the past. means another parenet has hers. i just didn't read it and sent it back.

I'd pop it back in the bag and write a note in the communication book asking for ds's IEP cos you seem to have been given X's by mistake.

Put in envelope and take/send back with note saying it seems to be another child's . We got sent a letter re another child once, our address being the next one alphabetically .

hand it back first thing tomorrow and hope the other parent does teh same.

i am certain the teahcer wil be very embarassed about it and apologise.

I bet she reads ds's.

I read half of this one thinking it seemed a bit odd as it is a completley different area to ds's then i sussed when it said SHE in one of the paragraphs......

Can i seethe secretly inside?

whats an IEP?

The teacher will be horrified.

But seethe away, it is an awful breach of confidentiality.

Yes, she'll probably read ds's in the same way that you read half of her dd's - a mistake was made. If there is a letter in one of the dcs bag I assume it is for me unitl I find out otherwise.

But it is a mistake, and tbh is it really that confidential?

Naily - an IEP is an Individual Education Plan. DS has one after his behaviour issues last year. It details what areas need work, how it will be tackled and when it will be assessed.

So yes Ladymuck it actually is confidential imo.

Maybe everyone has the wrong one. Likle when envelopes are stuffed automatically and one gets missed.

I would give it back to the teacher personally in the morning and ask where your son's is.

But not everyone has an IEP - only kids with problems (for want of a better word)

I meant everyone who has an IEP.

IEPs should be confidential.

Bare minimum should be that they come home in a sealed envelope, addressed to the correct parent.

Cock ups happen, but I would contact the school over this, and ask what they intend to do to make sure this mix up never happens again.

We all make mistakes, but it is important that the school learns from this one

Bad mistake. Should be in a sealed envelope for sure. And it certainly is confidential.

Agree with MB. I would certainly be asking for reassurance as to procedure if it were me.

We actually posted ours out to parents at home.

I think it is unacceptable that IEPs are not in envelopes. Some IEPs are intensely personal and embrassing.

I would not care if someone read my son's IEP. He has an IEP because he has hearing problems. His IEP is to help him with listening skills and the class LSA makes sure he has heard the teacher.

Even so my son's IEP is always sent home in a book bag.

OK, will put in envolope, hand back to teacher and say this is not ds's IEP so I suspect someone else ha seen his. I suggest sealed envelopes in future with child/parents name on the front. Thank you.

Sounds fair to me.

Sorry I meant that my son's IEP is sent home in an sealed envelope.

An individual education plan is individual and personalised. An IEP should not be something mass produced, but a document treated with care. Otherwise the whole thing is a total and utter waste of time.

ds1's comes home in an envelope as well although I am sniggering at should be treated with care as his has somehow ended up on the floor next to the computer room and has been trodden on and had the chair leg on it (he has a lot though & I've run out of filing space!). You're right -it should be though, and it should certainly be private.

Once got someone else's report - school were mortified and took it very seriosly. Ds is school action but I'm yet to see an IEP. Whetever - they are only worth it if they are fully implemented. Too often they are a load of words on a piece of paper designed to tick a box.

afaik ours are always given personally to the parent at a meeting to discuss & agree the targets. If the parent couldn't come in, it would be posted.

We send ours in an envelope "Parent / Guardian of ...." if parents not around for days on end then put in book bag still in envelope.

As you said mistakes happen clearly this is unfortunate but teacher is only human. I'd hand back with note as previously suggested.