Am I in the right here?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Long story short...</p>

<p>I have a disability called dysgraphia which basically prevents me from writing legibly. The school basically lied and didn't transfer me from special education to a 504 plan, they just took me off of a special education plan even after holding a meeting.</p>

<p>So, of course my chemistry teacher didn't know it was a disability, although I told him I had "difficulty" on the first day of class. He told me he didn't care and expected me to write normally, so I assumed he was consciously ignoring my 504 plan.</p>

<p>He constantly yelled at me and admitted to docking me points on free-response test questions and gave me zeros on several homework assignments. Thus, I am demanding that the school change my grades.</p>

<p>First semester, I finished .6% off of the next grade level. I don't think there's any question that I got screwed here.</p>

<p>Second semester is more difficult. I finished 4.7% off. I asked my friends for estimates of how many percent I lost, and the answers vary significantly. 4.7 is in the range of some estimates, but not others.</p>

<p>But I kind of gave up towards the end of the semester since I was stuck at that particular grade. Does this mean I can add in the 2+ percent I would have had if I faced no discrimination to begin with?</p>

<p>So, should I only ask for first semester to be raised, or both? I honestly feel both... But it just feels a little weird.</p>

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<p>this is why my school gives us laptops</p>

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<p>if you nerdrage at them long enough they will change</p>

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<p>^
Trust me, he is…</p>

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<p>You definitely have a right to get your grade changed. They are not allowed to drop your grade due to a disability… what an awful teacher.</p>

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<p>Can’t school systems get into legal trouble for not meeting special needs? I would think that if you talked to someone higher up this all would change pretty quickly.</p>

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<p>I don’t have a legitimate diagnosis yet, but my handwriting is dysgraphia worthy and I’ve only had this problem in middle school with one teacher, so it didn’t matter then. Can I see your handwriting and make comparisons? I am perfectly fine in every way sans handwriting, and it ****es my teachers off. :p</p>

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<p>^No mine is legit like motor dysgraphia worthy on Wikipedia…lol.</p>

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<p>^^^</p>

<p>Yeah, they can. The school is in clear violation and a psychologist will be at the meeting to point as the exact clause and stuff like that. They violated the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.</p>

<p>But why would I want to get them in trouble? I just want the damage to be repaired.</p>

<p>^^
Sure, I’ll post some.</p>

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<p>Oops. 10char</p>

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<p>^ No picture shows up.</p>

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<p>^That picture is like 40x40…I can’t see it.</p>

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<p>^
I tried, but couldn’t get it bigger. I took it from my phone. Can you try downloading it?</p>