Procedural Safeguards

Parent Rights 

Parents are entitled to the following procedural safeguards under Section 504: 

  • Notice of any action related to the identification of their child as a student with a disability
  • Notice regarding any evaluation of their child to determine eligibility under Section 504 
  • Notice regarding the accommodations plan or placement for their child under Section 504
  • Notice regarding changes in the identification, evaluation, or placement of their child
  • An opportunity to review records relevant to their child’s identification, evaluation, or placement under Section 504 
  • An impartial hearing to contest a school decision regarding the identification, evaluation, or placement of their child, with opportunity for participation by the parent with or without representation by counsel 
  • An opportunity for an impartial review of the impartial hearing officer’s decision

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