Procedural Safeguards

  • The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended in 2004, requires schools to provide parents of a child with a disability with a notice containing a full explanation of the procedural safeguards available under IDEA and its implementing regulations. The procedural safeguards are important. They are designed to help parents of children with disabilities understand their rights under IDEA. The procedural safeguards are provided in English and Spanish in the documents below.