February 22, 2009
Understanding the Due Process
This blog is to help explain the due process to parents, educators and students. The due process right is limited to two years from when the parents or school system from the violation. For a parent to file for the due process they have to submit a complete complaint notice from the HCPSS department of education. When filing the parent will have to describe in detail the problem that relates to the problem trying to be proposed or changed. For parents the due process is the best way to handle special education concerns but is the most costly. It’s recommended that the party should try all possible options before filing for the due process and to make the due process the last resort if all possible.
This blog is to help inform parents and make them aware of the resources available online and reading material that will help educating parents to explore the options of having a due process hearing. For more information on how the parent should begin the due process paper work and if the party qualifies for a hearing please review the following sites:
www.wrightslaw.com/info/dp.index.htm
www.hcpss.org
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/rpt2007-R-0059.com
http://learningdisabilites.about.com
Books to review:
Due Process in Special Education: On Going to a Hearing
M Budoff, A Orenstein, C Kervick-1982- Ware Press
Rethinking Special Education for a New Century
CE Finn Jr., AJ Rotherhan, CR Hokanson JR 2001
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About Me
- Angelica Flammer
- I'm from Spring,Texas and graduated from West Texas A&M University in 2006. I'm currently a marketing manager for a full size construction company that specializes in playground equipment. I like my job but don't look at it as a career. My passion is to help others and I'm eager to make a difference. So I'm here today trying to make that happen. I hope to one day teach special education at the middle school level and come home at the end of the day and feel like I made a difference in a young childs life.
Thanks Angelica for introducing this legal topic of Due Processing. I have had little experience and knowledge about these types of hearings and I appreciate this posting. I especially liked the first website because it gave the readers an opportunity to view the perspectives of the student, the parents, and the educators on the due process hearings. It also provided the readers with an overview of the hearings, it eloquently broke down the legal jargon that makes it hard to comprehend, and gave resources and tools for all who are involved. I found this posting to be very informative and I appreciate that you introduced this topic to your blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Lauren :)