What are your Parents’ Rights?

Parents’ Rights are summarized in a document that parents should receive prior to every IEP meeting. This document is also sometimes referred to as Procedural Safeguards. In addition to receiving this document, someone from your child’s IEP team should offer to review your rights at the start of every IEP meeting. This document outlines regulations for topics such as:

• Parental consent

• Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs)

• Confidentiality

• Mediation

• Due Process

Here is an example of Parents’ Rights/Procedural Safeguards (in English) from Washington State’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. You should always be provided a copy of this document in your preferred language and an explanation via an interpreter, if necessary. You may request a copy of this document at any time.

More questions? Email me:

mischamcmanus@centered-consulting.com