Introduction Student’s giftedness is a measure of their outstanding ability, which allows them to interact freely with their environment leading to high levels of achievement, performance, and/or creativity. Although many people view giftedness as largely dependent on inherent and inborn factors playing a focal role in success of the gifted students, others still view success as something that does not come easily but requires motivation and commitment to achieve a relatively difficult task. Other than the outstanding abilities of gifted students, they have the capability to higher academic performance and therefore, require distinguished educational curricula beyond those provided by regular education for full realization of their potentials. To safeguard the gifted students, the incorporation of the specialized curricula needs participation of their parents in the decision-making concerning their children. This facilitates the identification of the student’s need and taking of appropriate action. However, it is important for parents and professionals to understand the procedural safeguards of gifted students in order to help them fully achieve their potentials for self and society benefit. Procedural safeguards for gifted students The safeguards entail the processes involved in the development and integration of the differentiated educational curricula for the gifted students after the identification and evaluation of such students by a qualified professional. The students identified as gifted show an increased ability and potential in general intelligence, creativity, productive reasoning, psychomotor ability, and leadership ability among others (Clark, 2002, p. 4). It therefore becomes of necessity to inform the parents of the affected students, through a legal process, to safeguard the rights of the students and parents in relation to notice, consent, education evaluation and hearing. Prior notice It is important to notify the parents of the gifted students of any changes in educational programs aimed at suiting their requirements as talented students and the notices require proper communication using native language understood by all; therefore, it calls for formal communication in written form. The notification bears a detailed description of the actions taken after the identification of the needs of the gifted students. The essence of the prior notification is to facilitate rational decision making by the parents about whether to adopt the actions taken or to reject them, as it seems fit for their students (Ashbridge, Mckee, & Sanders, 2005, p. 34). For parents with little or no knowledge on written communication, the notice requires translation into verbal communication using the native language but the written notice kept as a record. Full description of the provisions of the safeguards as stipulated by the rule provides an understanding of the safeguards by the parents before making their final decision concerning their gifted children. Parental consent Before making their final consent on the decision reached concerning their gifted children, parents need to have adequate information relevant to the action taken after the identification of the specific needs of their gifted children. This ensures that the parents consent to an action they clearly know and helps to alleviate any future doubts and criti