Question:
How can I make sure that the parent attorney or special education advocate I contact is experienced and knowledgeable?
Answer:
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates provides information to parents that is designed to help them find experiened and knowledgeable parent attorneys and advocates. Go to: http://www.copaa.net/. Click the link, "Find an attorney/advocate." On the left sidebar, COPAA has provided links to help parents choose experienced and knowledgeable parent attorneys and advocates.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Friday, November 9, 2007
Requesting a Due Process Hearing
Question:
How do I request a due process hearing?
Answer:
Each State must provide parents with a model form to request a due process hearing. You can usually find these forms and much more at your State's Department of Education, Division of Special Education's website.
You should consult an attorney before you even ask this question. A hearing is a mini-legal proceedings. In some states, hearings take days, weeks, or even months to finish. Hearings involve exhibits, subpoenas, examination and cross-examination of witnesses, opening statements, closing arguments, legal briefs and arguments. Parents must have some knowledge of legal proceedings in order to be able to effectively advocate for their child in a hearing.
To find an attorney, go to: http://www.copaa.net/ and click the link "Find and attorney or an advocate." Contact the attorney closest to you. Keep in mind that the closest attorney may be in another state.
You can also go to: http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/. Sometimes you can find a parent attorney here.
How do I request a due process hearing?
Answer:
Each State must provide parents with a model form to request a due process hearing. You can usually find these forms and much more at your State's Department of Education, Division of Special Education's website.
You should consult an attorney before you even ask this question. A hearing is a mini-legal proceedings. In some states, hearings take days, weeks, or even months to finish. Hearings involve exhibits, subpoenas, examination and cross-examination of witnesses, opening statements, closing arguments, legal briefs and arguments. Parents must have some knowledge of legal proceedings in order to be able to effectively advocate for their child in a hearing.
To find an attorney, go to: http://www.copaa.net/ and click the link "Find and attorney or an advocate." Contact the attorney closest to you. Keep in mind that the closest attorney may be in another state.
You can also go to: http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/. Sometimes you can find a parent attorney here.
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