If mediation is not working, either the parents or the district can end it. Also a mediator may withdraw from mediation at any time. The mediation process must start within 21 days after a mediator is named, unless both the parents and the district agree to another timeline. Mediations are usually held in the local community, usually in a school building. If the parents feel they need a different place, they should suggest one.
Parents can have their child or adult pupil come to the mediation meeting.
Schools will send two representatives. If the parents and the district both agree, other people can also come to the mediation meeting. During the mediation process, the mediator may want to talk to the parents or the district alone in a private meeting. Either the parents or the district can ask for a break in the meeting if they want to talk to the mediator privately. The mediator cannot tell what was talked about in the private meeting unless the people in the private meeting agree.