Leaderboard

Here is what I would do: 1) Send an email to the classroom teacher asking for an estimate of how often your son elopes on a weekly basis. (Exact dates would be nice, but doubtful she kept track of this.) Also ask who she speaks to in the office when she calls them. 2) Email "the office" (whoever that might be and copy the principal) asking if they have any documentation of times the office has been called regarding your son's elopement. 3) Email the 504 coordinator and ask for a meeting. (Getting a 504 in place will be quicker than getting an IEP and through it you should be able to put some safety measures in place.) 4) Email the special education teacher and copy the principal asking for an IEP evaluation. If you do not receive a response, send again and copy the director of Special Education. 5) Put everything in writing, but it sounds like you are already doing this. If someone from the district calls you to discuss the elopement episodes, take good notes with dates and times and then send a follow-up email listing out what you were told (and anything else you discussed that is relevant - what will be done in the short-term, etc.) and that if this is an incorrect summary of the phone call to please respond with clarification.