Policy - Category 1000 (Community Relations)
BP 1001 – Procedural Safeguards
Table of Contents
BP 1001 – PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS .............................................................................. 1
1.0 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 P ROCEDURAL S AFEGUARDS ............................................................................................. 2 2.1 Surrogate Parents ....................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Procedural Safeguards ............................................................................................... 5 2.3 Age of Majority ........................................................................................................... 5 2.4 Parent Revokes Consent for Special Education and Related Services ....................... 6 3.0 P RIOR W RITTEN N OTICE .................................................................................................. 7 4.0 D UE P ROCESS P ROCEDURES ............................................................................................. 9 4.1 Stay Put ..................................................................................................................... 12 4.2 Due Process Complaints and General Liability ....................................................... 12 5.0 A PPENDICES ................................................................................................................... 15 6.0 L EGAL R EFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 15
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Introduction
The Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) is committed to the assessment, identification, and placement of students with exceptional needs in the appropriate and least restrictive environment. During these processes, parents are afforded their rights through procedural safeguards that are established in accordance with state and federal guidelines. A due process hearing can be initiated at any time during these processes by the parent, the student, or the school district. Hearings may be filed when a dispute exists between the parent and the education agency providing special education services regarding the student’s eligibility for special educatio n, need for assessment, and/or the student’s program or services. Alternative options and guidelines for filing are outlined in this chapter. If programs and services are not provided according to the Individualized Education Program (IEP), the parent may file a complaint with the California Department of Education (CDE) as outlined in DMSELPA Policy Chapter 8.
Each participating Local Education Agency (LEA) shall ensure that parents receive written notification of their procedural safeguards including their right to file a complaint
BP 1001 – Procedural Safeguards
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 03/13)
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