| Due Process Rights For Parents of Special Education Students |
1) The right of access to all recorded information about their child. 2) The right to refuse permission for a formal assessment of their child with the understanding that the local school may request a hearing to present its reasons to obtain approval to conduct the assessment. 3) The right to be fully informed of the results of a formal assessment and a description of how the findings of the evaluation are to be used, by whom, and under what circumstances. 4) The right to request that the school provide information about where an independent evaluation may be obtained. 5) The right to question proposed modifications of the regular instructional program for their child. 6) The right to request a hearing if dissatisfied with attempts by the school to resolve a difference of opinion regarding the education of the children. 7) The right to a translator in order to accomplish any of the above if the primary language is not English.
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