Example of a Parental Rights Notice
Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Topics: Middle Years (5-9), Parent's Guide to Special Education, more...
You have a right to:
- Be notified by the school about where your child is receiving his or her education before it is changed by the school
- See and get a copy of your child's records
- Give your consent regarding testing and deciding if your child needs special education
- Get an evaluation by someone you choose if you do not agree with the school's evaluation (you may have to pay for the evaluation)
- Participate in mediation prior to asking for a hearing if you and the school do not agree on your child's educational program; mediation is voluntary, does not prevent you from having a hearing, and attempts to resolve the issues by having a mediator assist in solving the problem through a discussion participated in by both the family and the school
- Have an impartial hearing conducted by a hearing officer who is objective and non-biased who will listen to your side and the side of the school and make a binding decision
Excerpted From:
Excerpt from Families and Children with Special Needs: Professional and Family Partnerships, by T.E. Smith & B.C. Gartin & N.L. Murdick & A. Hilton, 2006 edition, p. 144.
© 2006, Merrill, an imprint of Pearson Education Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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