A fresh look at special education law-mostly in understandable English.
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Monday, February 24, 2014
New Weekly Question!
Procedural safeguards are at the heart of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. As we conduct a new informational series on procedural safeguards, what would you change about IDEA's scheme for protecting parent/student rights?
I would add that each time the LEA receives a private health care provider document (in any format) that is subject to HIPAA protection, that the LEA enter into the student's records and provide to the student's parent, a written confirmation document, stating the document's date, author, subject matter, number of pages, and date of the LEA's receipt of that document.
I would like to see every parent of a child with special needs provided with a knowledgeable advocate. I work in a Title I school, and most parents don't know their rights. They are single, poor, often uneducated foils for whatever the school district reluctantly hands down.
I would add that each time the LEA receives a private health care provider document (in any format) that is subject to HIPAA protection, that the LEA enter into the student's records and provide to the student's parent, a written confirmation document, stating the document's date, author, subject matter, number of pages, and date of the LEA's receipt of that document.
ReplyDeleteI would like to see every parent of a child with special needs provided with a knowledgeable advocate. I work in a Title I school, and most parents don't know their rights. They are single, poor, often uneducated foils for whatever the school district reluctantly hands down.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary & Anon,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments.
JG