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| Parents and Child's Rights |
 Every child having the right to receive a free, appropriate public education, that is without payment for parents and meets unique educational requirements of the child.
You will be informed each time the school requests to assess your child for potential special education needs, wants to change your child's educational placement, or declines your appeal for an evaluation or a change in placement.
If you think your child needs special education or related services, you may request an evaluation.
You need to take some steps:
• Primarily, meet with a teacher of your child to share your cares and request an evaluation of the child’s school by the research team.
• All requests for evaluations and services should be made in written form, and dated. Make it a rule to keep a copy for your records.
• Keep thorough records, together with observations reported by the teachers of your child and any communications (notes, reports, letters, etc.) linking home and school.
• Parents can also request evaluation of an independent expert.
You should be asked by the school to provide "informed consent" (implying you understand and confirm in writing to the evaluation and educational program decisions for your child). Your assent stands on a voluntary basis and may be declined at any moment.
If you disagree with the outcome of the school's evaluation, you have the chance to get an independent evaluation.
The conclusion made by evaluation team of the school, are not definitive. You can also appeal their findings and determination. You are supposed to be provided with instructions about how to make an appeal by the school.
If you think your child's current educational placement is no longer appropriate, it is allowed to request for a reevaluation. It is the school’s duty to reevaluate your child at least every three years. Nevertheless, your child's educational program must be reviewed at least once during each calendar year.
If you wish, your child could be tested for special education needs in the language he or she masters in the best way.
The school may charge you a reasonable fee for making copies of your child's records in case you would like to get them. These private records will be accessible exceptionally to those persons directly involved in the education of the child, and to you, as parents. If you think that your child's records contain the information, which is erroneous, deceptive, or violates the privacy or other rights of your child, you may ask the information be changed. When the school denies your asking, you have the right to request a hearing to appeal against the dubious information in your child's records; as well you may lodge a complaint with your state education agency.
It is the school’s responsibility to inform parents completely about all of the rights provided to them and their child by law.
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