Complaint procedures.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-139
in effectThe 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. 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: The name of the child, the address of the residence of the child, and the name of the school the child is attending; 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 A proposed resolution of the problem to the extent known and available to the parents at the time. State Department of Education shall develop a model form to assist parents in filing a complaint in accordance with the requirements under IDEA. All complaints shall remain protected by the confidentiality requirements under IDEA.
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