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At least one time a year, the parents of a child with a disability must receive from the school system a complete explanation of all the procedural safeguards available to them, as parents, under IDEA. This explanation is called the “Procedural Safeguards Notice.”
In this page, we’ll examine the purpose and contents of this notice, the times that parents will receive it, and other aspects of this important safeguard.
- Purpose of the notice
- When can you expect to receive this notice?
- What does the notice contain?
- What qualifies as “understandable language”?
- May the school send the procedural safeguards notice via email?
- An example
- What to do if you don’t understand the notice
What is the purpose of the procedural safeguards notice?
The purpose of the procedural safeguards notice is simple: to inform parents completely about the procedural safeguards available under IDEA. These represent their rights as parents and the protections they have—and their child as well—under the law and its implementing regulations.