You have the right to:
1. Have your child take
part in, and receive benefits from
public education programs without discrimination
because of his/her disability;
2. Have the school district advise you of your rights under
federal law;
3. Receive notice from the school with respect to
identification, evaluation, educational program or placement of your
child or the filing of a due process hearing;
4. Receive all information in the parent's/guardian's native
language and primary mode of communication;
5. Have your child receive a free appropriate public
education. This includes the right to be educated with
non-handicapped students to the maximum extent
appropriate. It also includes the right to have the school
district make reasonable accommodations necessary for your child to
benefit from his or her educational program.
6. Have your child educated in comparable facilities and receive
comparable services to those provided non-disabled students;
7. Have your child receive special education and related
services if your child is found to be eligible under the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act or under Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act;
8. Have evaluation, educational, and placement decisions
based upon a variety of information sources, and made by persons
familiar with the student, the evaluation data, and
placement options;
9. Have re-evaluations of your child, to the extent needed,
when deciding upon significant changes in your child's educational
program.
10. Have your child receive an equal opportunity to participate
in extra-curricular school activities.
11. Examine all relevant records relating to decisions regarding
your child's identification, evaluation, educational program and
placement.
12. Obtain copies of educational records at a reasonable cost
unless the fee would effectively deny you access to the records;
13. A response from the school district to reasonable request for
explanations and interpretations of your child's records;
14. Request amendment of your child's educational records if
there is reasonable cause to believe that they are inaccurate,
misleading or otherwise in violation of the
privacy rights of your child. If the school district refuses this
request for amendment, it shall
notify you within a reasonable time, and advise you of the right to a
hearing.
15. File a grievance through local grievance procedures, file a
complaint with the federal Office for Civil Rights, or request an
impartial hearing on decisions or
actions regarding your child's identification, evaluation, educational
program or placement. You and the student may
take part in the hearing and have an attorney represent you.
Questions about how to request a hearing
may be forwarded to the Director of
Special Education.
16. Have the decisions made by hearing officers or others
reviewed in state or federal court;
17. Information concerning low-cost or free legal counsel.
The person in this district who is responsible for assuring that the
district complies with Section 504 is: