Dispute Resolution

Federal law and state rules provide that either the parent/adult student or the school district has the right to request a due process hearing whenever there is a dispute between the parent and the school district over the district's proposal or refusal to initiate or change the identification, evaluation, proposed individualized education program (IEP) or portion thereof, the implementation of the IEP, educational placement, or the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE). These requests for due process are heard by independent due process hearing officers. Pursuant to 34 CFR § 300.514(c), the Special Education Bureau must make available to the public the decisions of the due process hearing officers. The hearing decisions listed below are identified by case number representing the school year in which the case was filed.

Due Process Decisions^*

^*Not all due process filings result in a decision such as those posted on this page because the majority of due process complaints are resolved by the parties through alternative dispute resolution.