That sounds awful, Debra! I know absolutely nothing about this area of the law but I would ask her to tell you what law it is or where it is in the regs so that you can look at it yourself and try to understand. Maybe she doesn't actually know and has just been told this? It might be a good way to find out.
So who can attend IEP? Wouldn't the counselor be there? Wouldn't they already know about his giftedness? Who did the testing? Maybe I misunderstood but is she saying that they can't have someone from the district AGREEING that he's gifted before the meeting? You're right; it doesn't seem to make sense.
I'm so sorry I can't offer more concrete help. Hopefully someone on these boards can offer some insight. Let us know how it's going, though, so we can try to figure this out with you.
Amy
