Rights & Responsibilities 

The following is a summary of your parental rights. For a complete copy, please contact the Special Education Office at (520) 720-6730 or contact your child’s school. You may also download the Procedural Safeguards Notice (English)  Procedural Safeguards Notice (Spanish)

Summary of Rights

• Right to informed consent on evaluations and placement
• Right to be involved in all decision making
• Right to have copies or examine records
• Right to obtain an independent evaluation
• Right to prior written notice
• Right to due process
• Right to appeal decisions
• Right to ‘Stay Put’ in child’s current placement
• Right to information on discipline procedures
• Right to voluntary mediation
• Right to notification of assigned surrogate parent
• Right to information on transfer of rights at age 18
• Responsibility to notify school of private placement