Chicago and school meds issues

A school psych in Chicago is insisting that a child has his dose of Ritalin upped (he is the one who reccommended Ritalin in the first place) as a requirement on school attendence.

Is anyone familiar with the laws in Illinois? Can the school psych legally boot the child out if the family doesn't comply? Does Illinois have any laws about drugging not being mandatory to school attendence?

The family is concerned about the state getting involved if they don't comply but they are wanting to take the child off the drug completely as they feel it is the actual reason for more of the problems, their family doctor agrees with this.

Besides homeschooling or private schooling do they have any recourse in Illinois?

Sue

 

 

 

 

2002: Illinois and Virginia passed laws with similar protections provided in Connecticut's law. Illinois' law required school boards to adopt and implement policy prohibiting disciplinary action being taken against parents or guardians for refusing to administer, or consenting to administer, a psychotropic or stimulant drug. The law in Virginia directed the Board of Education to develop and implement policies prohibiting school personnel from recommending the use of psychotropic drugs for any student. The National Foundation of Women Legislators (NFWL) passed a resolution calling on the federal government to pass regulations or laws in relation to schools receiving federal funds that protect children from being wrongly diagnosed and stigmatized as mentally disordered and forced onto psychotropic drugs as a requirement of their education. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) also proposed two pieces of model legislation, one against schools coercing parents to drug their children (or recommending drugs) and the other against invasive psychological testing and questionnaires.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A school psych in Chicago is insisting that a child has his dose of Ritalin upped (he is the one who reccommended Ritalin in the first place) as a requirement on school attendence.

Is anyone familiar with the laws in Illinois? Can the school psych legally boot the child out if the family doesn't comply? Does Illinois have any laws about drugging not being mandatory to school attendence?

The family is concerned about the state getting involved if they don't comply but they are wanting to take the child off the drug completely as they feel it is the actual reason for more of the problems, their family doctor agrees with this.

Besides homeschooling or private schooling do they have any recourse in Illinois?

Sue