Wednesday, September 2, 2015

When are LEAs Required to Provide a Copy of the Notice of Procedural Safeguards to Parents?

My daughter and I had a lot of fun on a Northern European cruise this past summer.  Here is a picture of the canal in Nyhavn, Copenhagan.   To ensure that parents have knowledge about their rights under the federal and state special education laws, LEAs are required to provide a copy of the Notice of Procedural Safeguards to parents: 1) At least one time in a school year; and 2) Upon a referral or parent request for initial evaluation; 3) Upon the first formal complaint or due process complaint filed in a school year; 4) Upon a disciplinary removal from school that constitutes a change in placement; and 5) Upon parent request.