DO PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL FROM PARTICIPATING ON THE IEP TEAM?
No. If the school district has invited “school officials” with a “legitimate education interest” in the student and the school has notified the parent that such persons will be attending the meeting, the parent cannot exclude the individual from attending. 24. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PARENT DOES NOT ATTEND AN IEP MEETING? According to 34 C.F.R. § 300.322, the school district must give proper notice to the parents of the IEP meeting. Proper notice: (1) informs the parent of the purpose, time and location of the meeting and who will be in attendance; (2) is given “early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend”; and (3) informs the parents of the right to bring other people to the meeting. The school district must schedule the meeting at a mutually agreeable time and place. If neither parent can attend, the school “must use other methods to ensure parent participation, including individual or conference telephone calls” consistent with 34 C.F.R. § 300.328. Id. If the sch
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