Complaint procedures

1. Law
2. Mississippi Code
3. Education
4. Exceptional Children
5. Standards and Procedures for the Education of Exceptional Children
6. Complaint procedures

1. The State Department of Education shall establish the necessary rules and regulations in accordance with IDEA to provide for an organization or individual to file a signed written complaint with respect to a violation of federal or state regulations by a local educational agency relating to the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of the child, or the provision of a free appropriate public education to such child.
2. Procedures that require the parent of a child with a disability, or the attorney representing the child, to provide notice to the State Department of Education shall include:
   1. The name of the child, the address of the residence of the child, and the name of the school the child is attending;
   2. A description of the nature of the problem of the child relating to such proposed initiation or change, including facts relating to such problem; and
   3. A proposed resolution of the problem to the extent known and available to the parents at the time.
3. State Department of Education shall develop a model form to assist parents in filing a complaint in accordance with the requirements under IDEA.
4. All complaints shall remain protected by the confidentiality requirements under IDEA.

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