Parents of children with disabilities are afforded several basic rights under the procedural safeguards. These rights include;
• The right to participate in the decisions made pertaining to your child’s education
• Receipt of prior written notice for changes in your child’s identification, assessment, or educational placement in special education
• Consent to special education services, assessments and contents of the IEP
• To refuse consent for special education services
• Fair and unbiased educational assessments
• Independent Educational Assessments
• Access to all educational records
• The right to Stay Put in the current educational setting in the event that a dispute arises regarding the same
• Resolution, Mediating and Hearing processes to address disputed issues
• To file a complaint against your district
• To be fully informed regarding disciplinary issues
• To be fully informed about the special education rights of children who attend private schools