School Advocacy
Impartial hearing guide
Last-resort due process — formal but doable.
Your checklist
- ✓ File Due Process Complaint with district and SED
- ✓ Try resolution session within 15 days
- ✓ Prepare evidence binder (evaluations, IEPs, emails)
- ✓ Get a special education attorney or advocate
Your rights
- • Parent attorney fees may be recoverable.
- • Stay-Put rights: services continue during hearing.
Red flags
- ! District delays scheduling beyond statutory timelines