They also have the right to tell their side of the story before being suspended unless letting the student stay in school would be dangerous or disruptive. The school must evaluate each child to decide what type of teaching the child needs. The school must also identify health services and transportation services the child needs to learn. The school must then make a written plan for giving each child these services. A handicapped child has the right to be taught in a regular classroom whenever possible.
Parents have the right to help decide what kind of education and services their child receives.
The school must notify parents before evaluating their child, before meeting to make the IEP, and before changing their child's placement. If parents disagree with anything in the school's evaluation or education plan, they can request a hearing. Parents can have an attorney go to the hearing with them. However, parents have the right to see their own children's records. If the records are not accurate, parents can ask that they be corrected.