If it's anything like our school district is for middle and high school, the teachers aren't given enough time to fit in all the parents of all their students, and it's also basically a madhouse on conference days.. So I'm guessing that the arbitrary guideline came as a way to try to make time for the kids who were having trouble plus as a way to try to insist that those parents attend. You absolutely have a right to a conferenece with each teacher no matter how well your student is doing in class... but otoh.... you mght actually get more quality and longer time with each teacher if you request to meet at a different time - so that's one way to approach it if the counselor is being a brick wall about meeting on the conference days. For the 504 issues, I wouldn't wait for conferences, I'd be communicating as it comes up.
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