Procedural Safeguards
Procedural safeguards are procedures in special education explained to a parent or guardian in order for them to be informed throughout the special education process. Typically they are presented at a team meeting, but can be provided sooner. They include:
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- Notice of procedural safeguards
- Required content
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- Parental participation in process
- Right to participate in all meetings, including identification, evaluation, placement, and all discussions regarding the educational plan.
- Parent right to review all educational records
- Parent right to an independent evaluation
- Prior written notice
- Prior written notice when a school proposes to initiate a service, conduct an evaluation, change a placement, or modify an IEP; or when the school refuses to provide a parent-requested service, identification, evaluation or change of placement or IEP
- Content of prior written notice
- Right to submit a complaint to SEA
- Mediation
- Voluntary mediation to be provided by SEA at no cost to parents
- Impartial due process hearing
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