Basic Features of New Hampshire Special Education Mediation Free service provided by the Department of Education.
Participation is optional and voluntary for both the school district and the parents.
Mediation is available to parents and school districts both for disagreements and for disputes for which impartial due process hearings have been requested. Parents and school district may bring a lawyer. Mediators are trained and are attorneys . Mediation sessions are held Monday-Friday, in Concord, in the Department of Education building or in the local district at a place convenient to both parties, if so requested. Length of mediation sessions varies considerably, from 2 to 8 hours.